Archive - Freddie deBoer

If Everyone Has Trauma, Everyone Has Trauma

this is less dismissive than it sounds

15 hrs ago •

John Fetterman and "Nothing is Allowed to Just Be Bad" Culture

what if suffering a massive brain injury is... not good?

May 9 •

I Guess Jameis Winston Gets the Grandfather Clause, Too

Last year I wrote a piece pointing out that our arts & culture media has a very, shall we say, selective set of standards when it comes to the…

May 7 •

Apparently Jane Pratt Doesn't Actually Read Books; Does the Staff at New York Magazine?

yes yes, I'm a crank, but also this stuff is legitimately embarrassing

May 5 •

LeBron James Should Seek the Democratic Party Nomination for President of the United States in 2028

I am 100% serious

May 2 •

Call for Subscriber Writing, May 2025

Please forgive the modest delay.

May 1 •

April 2025

If "The Personal is Political," Why Are You All So Fucking Sensitive?

once you erase the line between politics and personality, it stays erased

Apr 30 •

AI Has No Noticer

consciousness, it turns out, is a valuable property in an intelligence

Apr 24 •

Private Schools Don't Want an All-Private-School-Voucher Future

the whole point of American private school is keeping the poor kids out

Apr 22 •

Woke & Anti-Woke, A False Dialectic

if you want to escape the problems of the past, leave the old frames behind

Apr 19 •

Why Can't We Be Honest About the Rise of Mental Disorders as Consumer Products?

this is an undeniable and widespread phenomenon with obvious negative consequences for society that mainstream media simply will not cover

Apr 15 •

John Oliver is (Still) Part of the Problem

cliche or not, progressive condescension and self-righteousness are Donald Trump's most powerful resource

Apr 11 •

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