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July 2025

Literature & Zionism | Ted Goldstein
The Pens and Poison Podcast EP 10
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No, Cartman, Wokeness Isn’t Dead
Rainbow capitalism may have vanished, but the ideology is stronger than ever.
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Vintage Lovers
Stuyvesant Square | August 2022
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Announcing The Poetry Vault
Liza Libes Poems Make Their Substack Debut
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Coaching the College Essay in the Age of AI
Why Students No Longer Know Themselves—and How to Save Them
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The Small Talk Epidemic
Why We’re All So Lonely and How Aristotle Can Help
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Worried About AI? Study the Humanities
As AI Eats the Tech Industry, It’s Time to Rethink the Value of a Humanities Degree
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I Went from Nobody to Substack Bestseller
How a failed college blog, a forgotten novel draft, and a rooftop conversation led to 5,000+ subscribers and a second chance at a writing life
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George Orwell's Box
How Orwell’s Defense of Writing Led to Its Undoing
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Don’t Believe That The American Dream Is Dead
Pessimism about America has become fashionable. It’s a dangerous narrative.
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