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Year of the rabbit
What I wrote in 2023; what I did not write
Dec 29, 2023
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Jonathan Malesic
On meaning what we say (Liberal nihilism II)
In which I, a member of Gen X, suggest maybe irony isn't always great for politics
Dec 15, 2023
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Jonathan Malesic
November 2023
The hypocrites have their reward
A Sunday sermon on public conversion
Nov 19, 2023
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Jonathan Malesic
Three new essays!
On stray shopping carts, contested keywords about work, and the vocation of a dying college
Nov 2, 2023
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Jonathan Malesic
October 2023
Out of the rut
My latest essay is the most memoiristic thing I've published yet.
Oct 6, 2023
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Jonathan Malesic
September 2023
Against liberal nihilism
You can still learn in a collapsing university, the only kind there is.
Sep 13, 2023
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Jonathan Malesic
A splendid inactivity
Two new NYT essays from me: on leisure, on almanacs
Sep 6, 2023
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Jonathan Malesic
July 2023
The mission is to do less
Also: Maybe the most disappointing book I've ever read
Jul 27, 2023
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Jonathan Malesic
June 2023
On getting mad at essays
Don't get mad at Agnes Callard's essay on travel. Get mad at people who are mad at her.
Jun 26, 2023
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Jonathan Malesic
In defense of the boring life
We should be so lucky as to be bored.
Jun 8, 2023
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Jonathan Malesic
May 2023
Life is cheap
The value of life in the US seems to be falling
May 2, 2023
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Jonathan Malesic
April 2023
Dissenting opinions
I wrote an op-ed for the NYT about college op-eds. I also wrote about Dungeons & Dragons & burnout.
Apr 12, 2023
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Jonathan Malesic
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