The Edgy Optimist
Zachary KarabellTaking a weekly look at what might go right, rather than focusing relentlessly on all that is going wrong.
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If Trump Does It, Does That Mean It’s Wrong?
As the 2020 pandemic was unfolding, I wrote a piece with the deliberately provocative title, “If Trump says it, does that mean it’s not true?” Now, as the witching hour of 2025 draws near, that question is more relevant than ever.
Popcorn Politics
After two weeks in Western and Central Europe, it’s clear to me that many people around the world are misreading the endless obsession with American politics. Instead of a sign of how powerful and dominant the United States is, it’s an indi...
Charlie Kirk, Free Speech and American Hysteria
The past decade has seen a rising intolerance of free speech, on the left with what has loosely been called “woke” and on the right in its backlash against words and language that are deemed insufficiently patriotic. Language that is seen a...
The Virtues of Discontent
In a Gallup poll released this week, American support for capitalism reached its lowest point since the survey began, with only 54% having a positive view, while 39% express some support for socialism. The poll does break heavily on partisa...
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Zachary Karabell is an author, public speaker, lapsed academic, ex-financial services executive, occasional angel investor, distillery owner, wannabe gadfly, founder of the Progress Network, ambivalent Yankee fan, and lifelong New Yorker.
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