Timeless & Timely

We’re Living in a Post-Shame Society

When the accusation becomes the credential

Jul 8

Common Sense at 250

Sentences held an army together once. It's worth asking what they hold together now.

Jul 4

Nothing Beside Remains

We look on the works of Temu Ozymandias and despair

Jul 2

Surface Tension

Upon further reflection

Jun 24

The Prosperous Fool

Or, One in a Trillion: having ungodly amounts of money isn’t morally wrong. But the way we deify it is.

Jun 18

The Stories We Tell Ourselves

Ancient gods, current panics. On conspiracy theories and other modern myths.

Jun 10

There is No Algorithm for Life

Efficiency is not purpose; dignity is not linked to a role

Jun 4

Does Pope Leo XIV Read Timeless & Timely?

Of course not. Don’t be silly. But his priorities are reminiscent of our topics.

Jun 1

Reflections from the Archive

Three essays, written across the years, that kept finding their way back to the same image.

May 29

A Late Night Model of Modern Leadership

This isn’t about comedy. It’s about how one man made people in his orbit feel — and what that asks of the rest of us.

May 22

The Bird They Watched

Frank Wild, the Endurance, and what we model to the most significant audience ever

May 22

Why Success Requires Working Together

Or: what the flock?

May 20

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