Archive - Freddie deBoer

I'm Begging You Not to Make Up Your Mind About Complex Medical & Legal Decisions Based on Celebrity Media

In the 1970s, the Canadian psychiatrist Darold Treffert first referred to his concept of “dying with one’s rights on.” The phrase elegantly captures a…

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Turns Out That People Care More About Job Security and Purpose Than They Care About Great Deals at Walmart

you can't buy off people's desire for economic stability with iPads

Mar 10 •

Living in a Maternal Special Care Ward: Anthropological & Ethnographic Notes

Folks, in addition to being available for preorder direct from the publisher, The Mind Reels can now be preordered from most major booksellers such as…

Mar 7 •

Slowly, Imperceptibly, the Hegemony of the Cult of Smart Loosens

but almost certainly not in a productive way

Mar 6 •

"The R-Slur," Inner Circle and Outer

stop asserting social consensus about language rules when it doesn't exist

Mar 5 •

February 2025

What Do People with Disabilities Need?

The Americans with Disabilities Act is flawed, as any legislation of its scope will necessarily be, and you can find examples of those flaws if you look…

Feb 28 •

Hey guys, Ami and the baby are both healthy.

Feb 25 •

Very Weird Ideas About What It Means to Respect Someone's Political Project

"the Black Panthers/the American Indian Movement/rioters at Stonewall/Valerie Solanas just wanted us all to be nice to each other, any fucking…

Feb 24 •

Miranda July's Lucrative Fantasies

you are not in fact going to spend the rest of your life cycling from one sexy, stimulating sexual and romantic partner to the next

Feb 21 •

Announcing The Mind Reels, and Why Only You Can Make It a Success

and if you're a subscriber you can win a free galley!

Feb 19 •

Subscriber Writing, February 2025

Feb 18 •

If Paul Krugman Didn't Have Enough Juice at the New York Times, Who Could?

Many years ago, ESPN let longtime employee and SportsCenter anchor Rich Eisen go, deciding against signing him to a new contract.

Feb 17 •

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