HeyJaredEssay X²
Essays on democracy, propaganda, power, and the moral test of public life. Essay X² examines the forces reshaping public life in America: authoritarianism, political spectacle, corruption, civic decay.
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- Oct 1, 2026
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- Sep 4, 2026
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The Machine Will Not Take Responsibility (opens the original)
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<img alt="A gray XQ-58A Valkyrie climbs above shipping containers, with bright orange rocket exhaust trailing behind it against a blue sky." class="sizing-normal" height="971" src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!hlID!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressi
Mission Accomplished. Testosterone Pending. (opens the original)
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<img alt="Satirical cartoon of Pete Hegseth in a tight shirt pointing at a pickle jar and saying, “First, open this pickle jar.” An exasperated general holds a folder labeled “Exit Strategy.” Behind them, a testosterone-testing checklist includes pi
Your Government Has Been Upgraded to a Premium Account (opens the original)
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<img alt="A vintage-style political cartoon of the U.S. Senate chamber showing oversized wealthy industrial figures labeled with trusts such as Standard Oil, Steel Trust, Copper Trust, and Railroad Trust looming above seated senators. On the left, ordinary citizens are blo
The Smoking Gun Was a Basketball Ticket (opens the original)
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<img alt="Political cartoon of Eric Schmitt pointing at a “Smoking Gun” conspiracy board covered with red strings and an Atlanta Hawks ticket. Jack Smith looks skeptical as papers fall from the board. Amy Klobuchar holds an Iowa Hawkeyes card and says, “W
The Irony in the Name Anthropic (opens the original)
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<img alt="A person types at a computer in a blue-lit server room. The worker is partly out of frame, while the monitor and equipment fill most of the photograph." class="sizing-normal" height="971" src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!tJtV!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q
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