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Short reads and news from me: a quick angle on each new Human Species Project piece, plus updates on the book and on the work behind it. The full argument lives in the book.
From the Substack
Based on “The Check Comes After” · October 4, 2026
Presidents have sent checks before elections since Nixon. The $5,000 midterm promise is different: it only pays if one party wins. Here's why that matters.
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Based on “The Pen Was Never Alone” · September 27, 2026
Substack's new AI detector scored most of one writer's essays near 80% AI. What does that number mean when a person and a tool wrote the piece together?
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Based on “The Theater of Division” · September 13, 2026
Bread and Circuses is an old Roman playbook. See how outrage and digital distraction keep people fighting each other while real decisions get made elsewhere.
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Kyler Wakefield