Vile Business

The New Yorker and the big business of getting non-readers to hate you.

Dec 10, 2025

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Zoning is about curation. Curation is attention. Attentions is about what you choose to ignore.

The scary nanny microgenre is all about exposing the lies at the core of caregiving work.

You can't gaslight us. But we can gaslight you.

Having money doesn't mean that you're good with it.

Without historical continuity, classic Americana is to preppy clothing as Disney World is to Bavarian castles.

Teaching kids that effort and teamwork matter most isn't about character builder. It's about playing status defense.

When we walk away from our credentials, we re-order our lives – and America.