Archive - elsehow

Along for the Ride

Procedural note: I’ll no longer push every Conversation with my Father post over email–only the bangers (keep your eyes peeled for Ringo Starr, Gore…

13 hrs ago •

Conversations with my Father: Activist Sam Brown (1978)

Radicalism, selling out, joining the system

23 hrs ago •

3:31

Senator Donald Riegle (1978)

In the 1970s and 1980s, my father, Sam Merrill, had an interview segment on a local radio show in New York City: Direct News.

Jul 11 •

2:54

J Wallace LaPrade

In the 1970s and 1980s, my father, Sam Merrill, had an interview segment on a local radio show in New York City: Direct News.

Jul 4 •

4:02

June 2025

David Rothenberg (1978)

Prisoners' rights & recidivism

Jun 27 •

3:04

Morton Halperin (1978)

The CIA on college campuses

Jun 20 •

2:25

Lucian Truscot IV (March 1979)

In the 1970s and 1980s, my father, Sam Merrill, had an interview segment on a local radio show in New York City.

Jun 13 •

3:15

August 2024

Updates on dreaming

I recently read Rahul Jandial’s This Is Why You Dream.

Aug 7, 2024 •

How secure is the Great Firewall of China?

Why China should be nervous about its tech monoculture—and so should the West

Aug 1, 2024 •

April 2024

Why aren't co-ops everywhere?

Why co-ops face structural disadvantages in equity markets

Apr 26, 2024 •

March 2024

AI is the internet

OpenAI's Sora: amazing, right?

Mar 5, 2024 •

February 2024

The U.S. military loses satelite internet access in Taiwan

Feb 28, 2024 •

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