Sometimes a writer publishes a piece that particularly resonates with their readers, drawing more likes than anything else they've published recently. These are those essays by writers in the Proof of Thought network.

• The Fight for the House, the Future of MAGA, and What Comes NextKatie Couric · 30 OctA recording from Katie Couric's live video›
• Trump Derangement Syndrome Has Been Vindicated Bentham · 23 Oct · diamond in 1 dayThose who were hysterical in 2016 were substantially correct in their predictions about Trump›
• The end of the Trump rallyAaron Rupar · 22 Oct · diamond in 2 daysThe defining political event of this era is going out with a whimper.›
• Conservatives Rape, Liberals Don'tWalter Rhein · 21 Oct · diamond in 1 dayConservatives claim their aggression is for our protection but the only ones we need protection from is them›
• Indie Media Darling Prof. Jiang Is Actually A Lunatic!Lee Camp · 21 Oct · diamond in 13 daysNew column by Lee Camp›
• How Do You Tell a Woman That Her Husband is a Child Rapist?Walter Rhein · 14 Oct · diamond in 1 dayHer whole life had been structured to prevent her from seeing the truth›
• Gender identity and its discontentsDaniel Oppenheimer · 11 Oct›
• I’m Disappointed in Leftists on AIBentham · 8 Oct · diamond in 13 daysThe common leftist view on AI is both wrong and bad›
• Let's Help Matt Gromlich Defeat Mike JohnsonWalter Rhein · 7 OctA recording from Walter Rhein's live video›
• Israel Could Collapse Soon—Leaked CIA Report Says!Lee Camp · 7 Oct · diamond in 4 daysNew column by Lee Camp›
• Republicans Have Earned a RoutSam Matey-Coste · 2 NovYou don’t have to love Democrats, progressives, or the left to know what to do.›
• I analyzed four thousand Substack posts about machine mindsMike Thicke · 31 OctMinds are winning, but nobody is changing their mind›
• Look At These Cows On The Victoria’s Secret RunwayJessica DeFino · 28 Oct · diamond in 1 dayAlso: salmon, the deceased, anglerfish...›
• ‘You Can See Everything’ knows what you wantPenny Lane · 26 Oct · diamond in 1 dayBeauty, money, power, danger, and the pleasure of being deceived. No spoilers! Plus, 6 more fun documentaries that mess with your head.›
• Why Global Trepanation?Scott Alexander · 22 Oct · diamond in 1 day›
• Is Paris burning?Sarah Wilson · 20 Oct · diamond in 1 day“France is having a painful conversation with itself about whether its promises still hold”.›
• “I Dream Big, But Don’t Do Anything Bout It” Lana Sova · 15 OctThe real reason why you self sabotage your goals and what to do about it.›
• Do Men Need Daughters To Discover Women Are Human?Katie Jagielnicka · 14 Oct · diamond in 11 daysOn the growing body of research on the first-daughter effect›
• You can thank Ukraine for the sudden lack of botsMugsy Margarit · 12 Oct · diamond in 1 day›
• Longtober: My Inaugural Month of Long Form Biased Reading and Writing on SubstackAlias El’Pseudonym III · 8 Oct · diamond in 3 days›
• A human environmentalismBill McKibben · 7 Oct · diamond in 4 daysSlightly weird edition with some thoughts on the AI moment›
• Our AI MidwifeScott Alexander · 2 OctA guest post by Drew Housman›
• Publishing, Social Class, and the Inefficiency That Ruins LivesMichael Church · 1 Oct · diamond in 9 days›
• The Invention of Islamic InventionCremieux Recueil · 1 OctHow a rogue Wikipedia editor credited Muslims with... everything›
• What AI Writing Does to a Human BrainLana Sova · 30 Sept›
• Abolish frat cultureBess Kalb · 30 SeptOn “The Good Guy With the Text” fallacy›
• I Have Been Writing About AI For 6 Years: Something Changed This SummerAlberto Romero · 29 SeptNotes on becoming, like everyone else, obsolete›
• Eleven Nazis. Eleanor Goldfield · 27 SeptOn the crime of doing nothing in the face of evil.›
• Happy Stanislav Petrov DaySam Matey-Coste · 26 SeptThis soldier’s quiet heroism is more relevant than ever.›

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