Gideon's Substack

the quest to "live wisely and agreeably and well"

Analysis and criticism of the antiliberal right, social-justice progressivism, and cultural topics

cool but rude

Media, culture, Portland, and talk-talk from the compound in Chinatown. Come on in!

Conversations on genetics, history, politics, books, culture and evolution

Agreement is nice. Disagreement is better.

The home bartender's guide. Tips, tricks, techniques, and recipes. A new edition most every Friday, and sometimes in between.

A dispatch covering politics, religion, culture, and other low stakes subjects. We've moved to The Atlantic, so subscribe at theatlantic.com/deep-shtetl to get started.