Semi-Public Writings

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I’ve fixed a few obvious typos in the “Reading Politically” series. Right now I never want to write another word about literary analysis again, but at …

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Anonymity or a wide audience: pick one. You'll want to read the footnotes to this one

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but the blue curtains meme is still dumb

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Or, to put it less provocatively: why does everyone feel like a fraud?

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It’s been said that nobody starts a blog (or, I guess, a Substack) without wanting to share it. I don’t intend to promote myself here; I have no instin…

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