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Ghost Maintenance
This Lent, my wife and I gave up all digital screens (computers, cell phones, television, anything with an LCD screen or connection to the…
Michael Marinaccio
Mar 12
Why Does “Content” Feel Empty?
Why Does “Content” Feel Empty?
Maybe we call it “content” because we have nothing worth saying.
Michael Marinaccio
Feb 27
What Happens When We Lose Power?
What Happens When We Lose Power?
In the decades following the dot-com boom, we have seen an era of unmitigated technological achievement spill into every facet of our lives…
Michael Marinaccio
Feb 13
Why I Stopped Liking Things on Facebook
Why I Stopped Liking Things on Facebook
And how algorithms remove the humanity from curiosity.
Michael Marinaccio
Feb 8
The Evaporation of Capital-🅹 Journalism
The Evaporation of Capital-🅹 Journalism
Our Human Instincts Have Caught Up With Us
Michael Marinaccio
Jan 24
The Democratization of Media Has Bastardized the American Presidency
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The Democratization of Media Has Bastardized the American Presidency
𝕋𝕙𝕖 𝔻𝕖𝕞𝕠𝕔𝕣𝕒𝕥𝕚𝕫𝕒𝕥𝕚𝕠𝕟 𝕠𝕗 𝕄𝕖𝕕𝕚𝕒 ℍ𝕒𝕤 𝔹𝕒𝕤𝕥𝕒𝕣𝕕𝕚𝕫𝕖𝕕 𝕥𝕙𝕖 𝔸𝕞𝕖𝕣𝕚𝕔𝕒𝕟 ℙ𝕣𝕖𝕤𝕚𝕕𝕖𝕟𝕔𝕪
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The…
Michael Marinaccio
Jan 17
Twitter Is Going All In
Twitter Is Going All In
On 10,000 Characters
Michael Marinaccio
Jan 5
2016 is the Year to Shut Up
2016 is the Year to Shut Up
And Start Listening More Instead
Michael Marinaccio
Jan 1
Did the Reformation Lead to ISIS?
Did the Reformation Lead to ISIS?
BY MICHAEL MARINACCIO
Michael Marinaccio
Dec 26, 2015
Of This World Or For This World?
Of This World Or For This World?
The “Benedict Option” is Not Optional
Michael Marinaccio
Dec 20, 2015
Trump is a symptom of the cancer, not the cancer itself.
Trump is a symptom of the cancer, not the cancer itself.
Like every other sensible Republican right now, I agree with your sincerity, but believe you’re petitioning the wrong audience.
The creation of this monster started a long time ago in the dark recesses of the net or even before when the first celebrities were able to pander to television viewers. Each new medium since has chipped away a little bit more from the written word and left us with the basest of motivations.
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If you absolutely want a populist regime to come to be, make a public martyr of Trump. Trump is a symptom of the cancer, not the cancer itself.
Michael Marinaccio
Dec 9, 2015
The Book and the Article
The Book and the Article
Books are solid. This is at once a physical description and a metaphysical one, and it is on this metaphysical solidity that we ought to…
Michael Marinaccio
Nov 29, 2015
Want A Successful Career? Have Children
Want A Successful Career? Have Children
Everything you read lately about startup mentality, workplace enhancement, growing your skillset — all of it revolves around one single…
Michael Marinaccio
Nov 21, 2015
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Making a Living, Killing and Eating Puppies
Making a Living, Killing and Eating Puppies
Click politics, troll-cial media and the spin press
Michael Marinaccio
Oct 5, 2015
Entering Into Dialogue
Entering Into Dialogue
How Pope Francis is challenging you specifically.
Michael Marinaccio
Sep 28, 2015
Hello from the Politic!
Hello from the Politic!
After the great success of our recent piece on the Holy Father and his trip to the United States, I wanted to thank all of you subscribers…
Michael Marinaccio
Sep 23, 2015
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6 Times You Were Flat-Out Lied To About Pope Francis
6 Times You Were Flat-Out Lied To About Pope Francis
The Love Affair That Won’t Stop
Michael Marinaccio
Sep 20, 2015
3 Things I Learned From My Digital Detox
3 Things I Learned From My Digital Detox
Breaking The Habit Is Harder Than You Think
Michael Marinaccio
Sep 13, 2015
A New Kind Of Deadline
A New Kind Of Deadline
When Johannes Gutenberg first introduced the printing press in 1440, the power of knowledge and the understanding of history was held by a…
Michael Marinaccio
Aug 24, 2015
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Should My Toddler Have An iPhone?
Should My Toddler Have An iPhone?
A Question of Screen Time & Children
Michael Marinaccio
Aug 17, 2015
Right To Choose What?
Right To Choose What?
Our Fundamental Misunderstanding of Privacy
Michael Marinaccio
Aug 3, 2015
How Binge Catharsis Is Replacing Prayer
How Binge Catharsis Is Replacing Prayer
On Thursday the news chronicled yet another heinous example of mental illness gone violent when an armed man shot into a crowded theater in…
Michael Marinaccio
Jul 26, 2015
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