Mike Wavsz

February 2026

The Demand Side of Disinformation

Propaganda is a consumer product, and demand is high. Why?

Feb 23 • Mike Wavsz

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A Defense of Ultraprocessed Foods

SPAM defeated Hitler. Now we're trying to ban it.

Feb 19 • Mike Wavsz

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The Lawyers Strike Back

The predictions that AI will kill the legal profession this year may have underestimated the power of their pens.

Feb 12 • Mike Wavsz

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Why the Right Radicalized

A new Cambridge study measured the causes of American polarization. It found the opposite of what everyone believes.

Feb 10 • Mike Wavsz

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American Football Apologetics

This short essay is for football fans and haters alike on this, one of America's high holidays, Super Bowl Sunday.

Feb 8 • Mike Wavsz

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The Great Enclosure

The most important historical event no one has ever heard of happened on December 14, 1960. It doesn't even have a name. I call it the Great Enclosure.

Feb 4 • Mike Wavsz

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You don't belong to a political party. You rent one.

Why America will never have a third party, or a "hard" party either, and that's a good thing.

Feb 4 • Mike Wavsz

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July 2021

Argument is Art; Art is Argument

No one argues anymore.

Jul 27, 2021 • Mike Wavsz

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April 2021

The Social Opportunity

The Upside of Social Media

Apr 11, 2021 • Mike Wavsz

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February 2021

The Technocratic Gaze

What do we do when "trust the science" is a little too focused on the science, and not enough on the trust?

Feb 10, 2021 • Mike Wavsz

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