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James Poulos is the author of The Art of Being Free and a contributing editor at American Affairs.

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Facebook’s Existential Crisis Isn’t What You Think It Is

Goldilocks Has a Virus

If it’s too exciting, it breaks our society. Too boring, it breaks its business model. It’s hard for an addiction machine to get it just right, so Zuck wants the feds to step in.

James Poulos | Published Mar 26, 2018

The Net Ate the Right, Killed the Tea Party & Elected Trump

You Know What I Meme?

Online, violating expectations for laughs is almost a foundational principle. So why not an about-face on spending? If it goes viral, go with it.

James Poulos | Published Mar 19, 2018

Ted Cruz’s Crazy Advisers

CRAZYTOWN

So much for any optimism about a potential Cruz reboot of international relations after the mistakes of the last two administrations.

James Poulos | Published Mar 18, 2016

What Plato Said About Trigger Warnings

PC Wars

So the anti-feminist feminist got heckled again by the PC kids. We can disdain them. But instead let’s turn to Plato, who can explain them.

James Poulos | Published Apr 25, 2015

Why Colleges Cancel ‘American Sniper’

Higher “Learning”?

Yes, it’s political correctness run amok. But it’s more than that. Campuses are grooming whiners because they aren’t nurturing citizens.

James Poulos | Published Apr 19, 2015

Not So Fast on ‘Yes Means Yes’

CHIMES OF UNFREEDOM

Now we’re getting legislation to enforce that yes means yes on campuses. OK, but let’s understand that it comes at a price to autonomy.

James Poulos | Published Mar 30, 2015

How Block Bot Could Save the Internet

Civility!

A new Twitter screening program allows users to stiff-arm the disagreeable. If we can’t save ourselves from each other, maybe algorithms can.

James Poulos | Published Mar 17, 2015

No, We Don’t Hate the Surveillance State

He Ain’t Heavy, He’s Big Brother

Edward Snowden won at the Oscars, but he’s losing in RL. We don’t hate the surveillance state. We’re embracing it more and more.

James Poulos | Published Mar 03, 2015

Helping Homeless Like Selling Toothpaste

MAKING A DIFFERENCE

A for-profit company looks to partner with brokers and realtors to help change the world, one house at a time.

James Poulos | Published Feb 22, 2015

Meet Jeb’s New New Right

LET’S TALK TAX CREDITS

Now that Jeb Bush is talking up “reform conservatism”, it’s time to take a look at who the reformocons actually are—and what they can do to actually win the debate.

James Poulos | Published Feb 13, 2015

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