Bridget Read

The administration’s tariff regime is a buy-one-get-one-free restoration of American economic might and American masculinity, both of which are in crisis, according to the MAGA right. The crisis of disaffected men will be solved, we’re told, through emotional connection and dignity through work. It’s back to the factory for men everywhere, finally able to shrug off the tyranny of effete email jobs or the seclusion of mom’s basement. A poll from last summer found that 80 percent of Americans believe the country would be better off if more of us worked in manufacturing than we currently do.

After I had a Waymo I never wanted to Uber again. It’s just a different vibe. You are just teleporting in a private cocoon. You are not dealing with the cognitive overhead of being with a total stranger who you have to ask for things.