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Author: Michael Lind

Michael Lind is a contributing writer of The Smart Set, a fellow at New America in Washington, D.C., and author of Land of Promise: An Economic History of the United States.
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08/18/2016

Against Charity

In a civilized society, there would be little need for it

by Michael Lind

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08/04/2016

Intellectuals are Freaks

Why professors, pundits, and policy wonks misunderstand the world

by Michael Lind

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07/22/2016

All for the Bestiary

The whimsy and wit of A Political Bestiary

by Michael Lind

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07/08/2016

Our Greatest Enemy: Optimism

Why optimistic groupthink is a threat to humanity

by Michael Lind

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06/23/2016

PowerPoint Makes Us Stupid

How PowerPoint has killed the art of rhetoric

by Michael Lind

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06/10/2016

Against Anti-Politics

Technocracy and populism are dead ends.

by Michael Lind

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05/27/2016

Countdown to Extinction

How I quit worrying and learned to love the apocalypse

by Michael Lind

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05/13/2016

Technological Regress

When reliance becomes compliance

by Michael Lind

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04/29/2016

Insider Nation v. Outsider Nation

The danger is the Banana Republic, not the Weimar Republic

by Michael Lind

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04/14/2016

The Art of the Book Review

The timeless wit of "Advice to a Young Reviewer"

by Michael Lind

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