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Should We Drop the War Metaphor?

Why we shouldn't assume a war footing in addressing big societal problems, like COVID, for which we can't define the terms of victory.

By Stuart Whatley Nicholas Agar

The Worst Words

By Virginia Heffernan

The Case for Oldspeak

You may not know what a disposition matrix is, but you wouldn't want to be on one.

By Jack Meserve