Archive - The Tom File

Bombastic Boomers and the Succession Crisis

Aging, Cognitive Decline, and Institutional Sclerosis

Jun 16 •

Half-Baked Parenting Advice, Part One

Nature, Nurture, and the Window of Development

Jun 3 •

April 2025

Thoughts on the Tariffs

Why Atoms Still Matter

Apr 8 •

March 2025

Vaccines: An Attempted Rational Synthesis

From Advocate to Soft Skeptic

Mar 21 •

February 2025

Patriarchy and Its Pretenders

When Authority Is a LARP

Feb 27 •

The RAGE of the DOGE

Rise of the Real Technocracy

Feb 12 •

January 2025

Is Heartland Talent Repressed?

Our Deficient Meritocracy

Jan 22 •

The Protein Cheat Code

A New Boring Diet Tactic

Jan 8 •

December 2024

TTF 2024 Year in Review

Welcome New Readers

Dec 26, 2024 •

Is the Middle Class Still Attainable?

Gen Z's Economic Struggle

Dec 6, 2024 •

November 2024

Trump's Accelerationist Moment

Plus Post-Election Analysis

Nov 14, 2024 •

Trump's Legacy and Opportunity

The Tough-Talking Merchant Turned Martyr, and His Last, TBD, Act As a Potential Warrior

Nov 1, 2024 •

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