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117 articles, 24 rated

The best opinion articles and essays on the internet, ranked and collected by readers on ponder.

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Hand to Mouth

If language began with gestures around a campfire and secret signals on hunts, why did speech come to dominate communication?

Kensy Cooperrider·Aeon·July 202010.0(1)

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Hand to Mouth

Opinion | Trump’s Betrayal of Ukraine

Opinion | Trump’s Betrayal of Ukraine

The Editorial Board·The New York Times·October 2026

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Are we really prisoners of geography?

Are we really prisoners of geography?

Daniel Immerwahr·The Guardian·November 2022

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Opinion | Trump’s Betrayal of Ukraine

Opinion | Trump’s Betrayal of Ukraine

The Editorial Board·The New York Times·October 2026

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How to be more ambitious: A tutorial for humans with models

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Why Aren’t You Laughing?

Why Aren’t You Laughing?

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How to survive the information crisis: ‘We once talked about fake news

How to survive the information crisis: ‘We once talked about fake news

Katharine Viner·The Guardian·May 2026

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How to be more ambitious: A tutorial for humans with models

Felix Rieseberg·Felix Rieseberg·October 2026

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Opinion | Five Generations, One Newspaper

Opinion | Five Generations, One Newspaper

A.G. Sulzberger·The New York Times·September 2026

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Orange Era

Orange Era

Dushko Petrovich Córdova·n+1·September 2026

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The marriage of the sun and the moon

The marriage of the sun and the moon

Sam Kriss·Substack·September 2026

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The end times fascists are plotting their escape from our world. Our mission is clear

The end times fascists are plotting their escape from our world. Our mission is clear

Naomi Klein&Astra Taylor·The Guardian·September 2026

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A Socialist's Pitch on How to Get Rich Quick

A Socialist's Pitch on How to Get Rich Quick

Avocado Toast·Avocado Toast·August 2026

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Opinion | What’s Happening in Kansas Should Alarm Us All

Opinion | What’s Happening in Kansas Should Alarm Us All

M. Gessen·The New York Times·August 2026

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·The New Yorker

·June 2017

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One More Time

One More Time

Elizabeth Hellmuth Margulis·Aeon·March 2014

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Hand to Mouth

Hand to Mouth

Kensy Cooperrider·Aeon·July 2020

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Opinion | Trump’s Betrayal of Ukraine

Opinion | Trump’s Betrayal of Ukraine

The Editorial Board·The New York Times·October 2026

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The Machine Stops

The Machine Stops

Oliver Sacks·The New Yorker·February 2019

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Beyond the ‘Matrix’ Theory of the Mind

Beyond the ‘Matrix’ Theory of the Mind

Ezra Klein·The New York Times·May 2023

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If Google Kills News Media, Who Will Feed the AI Beast?

If Google Kills News Media, Who Will Feed the AI Beast?

Nick Bilton·Vanity Fair·June 2024

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As social media age restrictions spread, is the internet entering its Victorian era?

As social media age restrictions spread, is the internet entering its Victorian era?

Alex Beattie·The Conversation·October 2025

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Stop Telling Me To Travel Like a Local, Okay?

Stop Telling Me To Travel Like a Local, Okay?

Mari Uyehara·Bon Appétit·February 2019

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Can We Protect Science?

Can We Protect Science?

John Steele·Nautilus·January 2026

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You’re Getting ‘Screen Time’ Wrong

You’re Getting ‘Screen Time’ Wrong

Ian Bogost·The Atlantic·October 2025

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The end times fascists are plotting their escape from our world. Our mission is clear

The end times fascists are plotting their escape from our world. Our mission is clear

Naomi Klein&Astra Taylor·The Guardian·September 2026

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The French aristocrat and the all-American idiot: Henry v Lalas is the World Cup’s most compelling battle

The French aristocrat and the all-American idiot: Henry v Lalas is the World Cup’s most compelling battle

Aaron Timms·The Guardian·June 2026

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If you let AI do your writing, I will come to your house and kill you

If you let AI do your writing, I will come to your house and kill you

Sam Kriss·Numb at the Lodge·May 2026

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Are we really prisoners of geography?

Are we really prisoners of geography?

Daniel Immerwahr·The Guardian·November 2022

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How to survive the information crisis: ‘We once talked about fake news

How to survive the information crisis: ‘We once talked about fake news

Katharine Viner·The Guardian·May 2026

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On Necessity

namespace Hivewired·The Last Rationalist·March 2020

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Ethical NBA Championships, Ranked

Ethical NBA Championships, Ranked

The Pudding·The Pudding·July 2026

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The Problem With Saying Oontz Oontz

The Problem With Saying Oontz Oontz

Spencer Kornhaber·The Atlantic·July 2022

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Reading is magic

Reading is magic

Sam Kriss·Numb at the Lodge·April 2026

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