Jesse Singal+

Pete Hegseth’s Stunt Will Probably Get People Killed

What can you say about something like this?

How To Navigate The Increasingly Unhinged AI-Commentary Cacophony

Things are weird and very noisy

The University Of Austin’s President Sent Out An AI-Generated Fundraising Email About Rigor And Excellence

And he shan’t be deterred from doing so again in the future

Nature, You Need To Figure Out What You Do

You had allllllllll summer to think of it

CNN Put A Lifted, Unattributed Quote In The Mouths Of At Least 29 Of Its Journalists

But it was for a good cause

See You [This] Tuesday

I’m baaaaaaaaaaaaaack. . . -ish

The Wrong Side of the Mountain

A California school district kept its kids out of dangerous snow by keeping sports in Nevada. Then the culture war came.

Singal-Minded Is Going On A Break

I could use your feedback in the meantime

Study-Smoothing Will Never Not Drive Me Crazy

I know I’m being a nerd but this is important!

Your Best Comments From May 2026

Another month, a bunch more thoughtful comments

Wait. . . *Did* The Endocrine Society Write That Letter Of Support?

A correction, an update, and a gripe

How WPATH Thumbed The Scale Of Youth Gender Medicine Research

This isn’t how science should work

It’s Immoral Not To Call The Cops On Genuinely Menacing People You Encounter In Public

This isn’t just about you and your pure-as-the-driven-snow political beliefs

On The New York Times’ White-Guy Discrimination Case (And Bubbles)

It always comes back to the bubbles

Your Best Comments From April 2026

They just fly by, these months do, don’t they, I mean hey look at the time

I Completely Disagree With Ken Jennings About Experts

On a popular but very myopic worldview

The Woody Brown Saga Required A Number Of Institutional Failures

This is a pretty bad sign

I Can't Believe We’re Still Having *This* Debate About Steven Pinker

These are stale arguments, easily refuted

My Latest Dispatch Column And A Quick, Annoyed Response

“I am mad at you for being mad at the radical and unpopular policy I chose to champion”

Hasan Piker Is An Insufferable Jerk And Of Course Democrats Should Go On His Stream

I don’t understand how we’re having this argument again

Your Best Comments From March 2026

A new feature!

Here’s An Example Of How To Make A Debate Less Stupid

Which is not the norm!

My Review Of John K. Wilson’s Inside Higher Ed Review Of ‘Viewpoint Diversity: What It Is, Why We Need It, and How to Get It’

What is the point of this level of hackery?

The Horseshoe Always Wins: Gettin' Mad At Headlines Edition

Stop 👏 normalizing 👏 [whatever] 👏

A Response To Critics Of My AI Article And An Apology To Librarians

As usual everyone is wrong except for me, somewhat, except for when I’m wrong too

AI Is Too Consequential For Half-Baked Lefty Critiques

Less dime-store philosophizing, less denialism

Elon Musk, Standpoint Epistemologist

It’s all the same nonsense

What a Trans Shooter Doesn’t Mean

We can’t simply equate a trans identity with violence.

Maybe It’s Bad That Recent Progressive Ideas On Race Are So Compatible With White Nationalism

Just sayin’

How Can Doctors Like This Provide Competent Care To Their Patients?

Some beef with Dr. Jonathan Howard

Why Ubiquitous Video Isn’t Making People More Reality-Based

Human nature has certain stubborn bugs that probably aren’t going anywhere

The Trump Administration Is Eroding The Case For Keeping Protests Nonviolent

This is new