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Osita Nwanevu

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On Debate

Hey all. The next letter will be Mail Time, so send in your questions to nwanevuletter@gmail.com soon! Let’s hop to it. Politics I’ve only loosely followed the Peter Hotez saga over the last few days; from what I understand, he’s refused to debate RFK Jr.

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On Beauty and Democracy

Hey all. As I mentioned in my last post, I was recently asked to deliver remarks and appear on a panel about beauty and democracy ⁠— specifically on the question of what we might find beautiful about democracy ⁠— at a Catholic University symposium on a few weeks ago. The event was

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Pablo Picasso, Content Creator

Hey all. Let’s hop to it. Recent Appearances I was just a guest on American Prestige and rambled a bit, prompted by the end of Succession, about the role of media in politics. I was also a panelist at an interesting symposium Catholic University hosted a couple of weeks

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Media Matters

Hey all. Let’s hop to it. Politics/Culture There won’t be any spoilers in this post if you haven’t seen it already, but I’ve been an avid watcher of Succession from near the beginning, and I rushed straight home to catch the finale on Sunday night.

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The Soul of America

Hey all. I’m going to be out of the country and off the grid for much of the rest of the month, but I ought to be back to posting regularly upon my return. Feel free to send in questions for Mail Time in the meantime if you have

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Let's Go, Brandon.

Hey all. Let’s hop to it. Politics I don’t have anything new or informative to say about Tucker. Sorry. But it already seems like the fracas at Fox will wind up overshadowing the week’s other big story: it’s been reported that Biden may officially launch his

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Republicans in Disarray

Hey all. Let’s hop to it. Recent Work I wrote a short column about Trump’s indictment (remember that?) for The Guardian recently: Trump’s prosecution is a triumph. Not a shame. Not a tragedy. A triumph ⁠— one of the great events in American presidential history. The public and

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Cheeto Watch

Hey all. Let’s hop to it. Recent Appearances I was in conversation with Freddie DeBoer and Briahna Joy Gray about wokeness and the viral Bethany Mandel interview last week if you’ve any interest in all that. ‼️What's "Woke"? (w/ @freddiesubstack & @OsitaNwanevu)‼️ Is it

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Off to the Races

Hey all. Let's hop to it. Recent Work I wrote about how I see the 2024 Republican presidential field shaping up for The Guardian. It begins with a reminder that Trump never actually needed the support of most Republican voters during the 2016 primary and that he'

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City of the Future

Hey all. Let’s hop to it. Politics/Culture I’m just a couple of weeks away from finishing my book’s initial manuscript ⁠— and returning to the newsletter on a more regular schedule ⁠⁠— but I did manage a break from writing this week to work through Malcolm Harris’ new

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