The Water Dipper

James Rebanks warns of the fragility of a food system that prioritizes efficiency above all else.

Nate Halverson has a level-headed and disturbing report on the use of glyphosate to manage US forests.

Alexander Sammon narrates the incredible, complicated, tragic story of Florida’s dying crop.

If you think an algorithmic function can have a moral character, I’m not sure you’ll have a productive conversation about aligning AI with human goods.

Elisabeth Lasch-Quinn expresses gratitude for Wendell Berry’s latest novel and his faithful voice speaking truth over many decades.

This excerpt from Christopher Beha’s new book draws on John Stuart Mill to probe the flaw at the heart of Ezra Klein and Derek Thompson’s technocratic vision of liberalism.

It’s been a rough week for those committed to Wendell Berry’s Terrapin Theory of Technology.

Arthur Brooks draws on Eitan Hersh and others to remind people that following politics like it’s entertainment erodes civic virtue.

I’m in the middle of savoring Call Out Coyote right now. Seth’s poems roll off the tongue and stick like a burr in the heart.

Matt Wheeler writes a wonderful appreciation of Wendell Berry’s newest novel.

Sam Kriss visits San Francisco and talks to highly agentic people burning through a lot of cash to do stuff.

Brad East reviews Ross McCullough’s new book, This Body of Death, and captures its uncapturable wonders as well as anyone could do.