Yonatan Zunger

Tolerance is not a moral precept

The title of this essay should disturb you. We have been brought up to believe that tolerating other…

Donald Trump in the Age of Cynicism

A model for understanding what’s going on today

Nazism: what it is, why we fight it, and how

“Nazi” is not a slur: it has a meaning.

Asking the Right Questions About AI

In the past few years, we’ve been deluged with discussions of how artificial intelligence (AI) will either save or destroy the world. Self-driving cars will keep us alive; social media bubbles will destroy democracy; robot toasters will rob us of our ability to heat…