Taos, NM

I recently appeared on a few podcasts I thought I’d share in case you find yourself stuck in traffic or walking the dog and are tired of your playlists.

• I’ve been somewhat of a regular on Razib Khan’s show over the years. A few weeks ago we talked about the tech oligarchy’s hijacking of the new Trump administration. I love Razib and looking forward to many more conversations with him both on his podcast and on mine.

• I also talked to Pedro Gonzalez for the first and certainly not the last time on some similar themes. I enjoyed this conversation and have already learned a ton from Pedro’s perspective as a former far right-winger. I recommend his Substack.

• My friend Jenin Younes invited me on her podcast with her co-host Melissa Witte. Jenin is a civil rights attorney who was part of the legal team on the Supreme Court case Missouri v. Biden. She and I became friends over the last couple of years as we both worked to expose the online censorship of the Biden administration. In this episode recorded yesterday, we discuss the new threat to free speech and the First Amendment: the Trump administration and its attack on pro-Palestinian activists.

• Also yesterday, I published this story at UnHerd on the same topic: Trump’s brazen attacks on freedom of expression.

I’m in L.A. with the family this week so probably won’t be publishing anything until I’m home again. But at Lee Fang’s suggestion, going forward I’m going to use self-promotional filler posts like these to show off some of my photography (up top), apropos of nothing in particular.

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