Author: Vikram Bath

The Tyranny of Experience

Chris Christie’s exploitation of 9/11 widows and orphans is symptomatic of a larger problem in which big, dramatic, emotional experiences are given excess weight.

TV Makes Us Look Stupid

Lauren Green’s interview of Reza Aslan has been shared widely not because it is in any way insightful or informative, but because of how bad it makes her look. I feel her performance is explainable.

Harper’s Plastic Journalism

This article in Harper’s about the project to create the Boeing 787 Dreamliner was written by a human being who has never done anything to me. Still, I feel entitled to crap all over it.