Sharp Text Archives

• X Marks the Rot

  Friday, November 6, 2026

  Republicans colonized Twitter and then cannibalized their support with two years of memes, corruption, and excess.

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• Kylian Mbappé’s Little Red Card

  Friday, October 30, 2026

  Surveying the biggest scandal in China this week, and another reminder that the CCP cannot get out of its own way.

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• You Can See Everything (And It’s a Great Time)

  Friday, October 23, 2026

  Nathan Fielder’s movie lives up to the hype and captures the modern world better than any art in recent memory.

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• A Wizards Public Service Announcement and 18 More NBA Takes

  Friday, October 16, 2026

  Optimism in D.C. for the first time in a decade, plus predictions, a giant wild card, and Bet Your Mortgage Locks.

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• Friends Without Benefits

  Friday, October 9, 2026

  The Trump methods are often maddening, but his administration’s strategy on China continues to be quietly effective.

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• Super Intelligence Is Not Right, Either

  Friday, October 2, 2026

  A note on branding and our collective understanding.

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• Too Many Stadiums with Roofs

  Friday, September 25, 2026

  On the new Commanders stadium and a modern epidemic.

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• Some of All Fears

  Friday, September 18, 2026

  AI anxiety is rational, but the conversation over the past 10 days has been absurd and irresponsible.

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• The War and Reasonable Doubt

  Friday, September 4, 2026

  Checking in with the Iran War after six months of widespread criticism and recent signs of American success.

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• Halt and Catch Ire

  Friday, August 28, 2026

  On data center madness, and why I’d bet the under on the durability of the backlash.

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