Scratch is a column that celebrates human agency in a culture awash in cheap consumer goods and A.I. It's about creating — instead of buying or simply accepting — the stuff, nature, and purpose of our lives. It's about what we make that makes us human.
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What If We Decided Lying Was Obscene?
A new nonprofit news organization called NOTUS1 recently reached out to me and a bunch of other former Washington Post writers to ask: What would we change about D.C. journalism? (In 100 words or so, please.)
There’s nothing more energizin...
The Pope, the President, and the Problem of Moral Authority
A short version of the speech I gave on May 3 at the New York Society for Ethical Culture. I’ve been loving the forceful and compassionate things Pope Leo has said, rebuking President Trump for his war-loving rhetoric and his war. It’s a re...
Things Break. Only Humans Can Fix Them
Illustration by Rose Robinson
During the recent moon-looping mission Artemis II, the capsule’s toilet stopped working. It was a small problem — a frozen vent line — and, with the help of mission control, the crew managed to get it going ag...
Human’s Own Balsamic Vinaigrette
Vacation cooking tests the principles and pride of every scratch cook. For the record, this determined home baker definitely bought sandwich bread at a tiny overpriced Puerto Rican grocery last month — and boxed cereal, and pre-pattied hamb...
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