books How "meritocracy" went from a joke to a dogma, and destroyed the lives of everyone it touched Cory Doctorow
racism Report finds cricket in Britain a cesspool of sexist, racist and elitist discrimination Rob Beschizza
Book Emily Post's great-great grandchildren bring her book on etiquette up to today's more inclusive standards Rusty Blazenhoff
politics Peak billionaire: a billionaire tries to purchase a party nomination to outflank anti-billionaires so he can run against another billionaire Cory Doctorow
happy mutants Medallion Status: comparison is the thief of joy, and John Hodgman is the thief-taker Cory Doctorow
late stage capitalism Yellow Vests stand for and against many contradictory things, but are united in opposition to oligarchy Cory Doctorow
politics The white supremacist origins of "public choice theory," the bedrock of contemporary libertarian thought Cory Doctorow
Boing Boing Gadgets Profile of Lance Braithwaite, a great of the longform gadget review Rob Beschizza
politics America is starting to realize that "liberal/conservative" labels exclude the left Cory Doctorow
politics Traditional capitalism needs "extra" people, but managerial capitalism has no use for them Cory Doctorow