Freddie deBoer

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The School Reformer "Accountability Era" Narrative Simply Does Not Add Up
neither history nor international data supports their theories of decline
 • Freddie deBoer
Why People Hate Lena Dunham
it's irrational, entirely unfair, and deeply human
 • Freddie deBoer
What is Left of "Believe Women"?
from Rolling Stone's Jackie to Sam Altman's sister, the rules shift and definitions strain
 • Freddie deBoer
Young Adult Novels, Starring Various Pundits, That I Made Up
Matt Yglesias & the Legend of Big Muggy. Everyone’s favorite contrarian blogger searches for a mythical giant turtle in the Amazon, risking life and…
 • Freddie deBoer
Real Feelings for Fake Beauty
the desire to live in a beautiful built environment can't be snarked away
 • Freddie deBoer
Perhaps There Are Options Other Than "Toxic Confidence" and Insecurity-as-Identity
everything that is not forbidden is compulsory
 • Freddie deBoer

March 2026

We Have to Hold the Line Against the Cruel Pseudoscience of Facilitated Communication
the New York Times seems hellbent on restoring public faith in the comprehensively discredited practice
 • Freddie deBoer
Stephen Policoff's "A Ribbon For Your Hair"
not for the faint of heart
 • Freddie deBoer
Subscriber Writing, March 2026
Hello folks!
 • Freddie deBoer
When People Say They Want to Send Their Kid to a Good School, They Usually Mean Schools Without "Bad Kids"
parents intuitively understand that a school's "quality" is a product of how its student body was selected
 • Freddie deBoer
Stat Inflation is Bigger Than Any of the NBA's (Many) Other Problems
who cares about a triple double anymore? who is thrilled by a 50 point game?
 • Freddie deBoer
Great Writers "Tell" All the Time
there is no alternative, really
 • Freddie deBoer
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