Archive - Freddie deBoer

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So apparently Louis CK played Madison Square Garden again. People had a lot of thoughts to share about it. I post this tweet simply as an example of a…

Jan 31

I really should have known better than to schedule a post on a divisive cultural topic for a day when I was traveling. I had thoughtlessly assumed that…

Jan 31

the defanging power of normalization is undefeated

Jan 30

the eightieth digest post

Jan 29

Subscriber Open Thread: I'm In the Weeds Folks, the “Pass for Press” manuscript of my new book is due on February 1st, and I’ve been furiously editing in preparation for it. My time to …

Jan 27

professional athletes already have enough incentive to play hard

Jan 26

I’ve written some version of this post every five-ish years for as long as I’ve been blogging. I do so because I think it’s an essential point that…

Jan 24

and they celebrate!

Jan 23

the seventy-ninth digest post

Jan 21

Iron & Wine’s song “The Trapeze Swinger” is a favorite of mine. I actually probably prefer the Gregory Alan Isakov cover, but this live version is very…

Jan 20

At last, something like release. It’s the last story in the collection (and thus the end of this book club), and our goodbye to our narrator. True to…

Jan 18

my descendants can get a job

Jan 17

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