Archive - Read Max

Cucks vs. breeders

On the animating fetishes of the Trump administration. PLUS: TikTok on the tariffs

Apr 18 •

What I'm reading about the Liberation Day tariffs, the Chinese "Friends of Eddie Coyle," and more

Roundup 04/13/2025

Apr 13 •

Donald Trump loves mess

The strategy behind Liberation Day

Apr 11 •

The books I brought to France

Roundup 04/06/2025

Apr 6 •

The coming pro-smoking discourse

A Read Max re-run

Apr 2 •

March 2025

An occult memoir of the French resistance, a paranoid meta-comedy about presidential assassination, and more

Roundup 03/30/2025

Mar 30 •

Studio Ghibli in the age of A.I. reproduction

Fiat Ghibli slop--pereat mundus

Mar 28 •

Which Houthi P.C. Small Group Member are you?

Sam and Max talk Signal group chats and the Abundance Agenda

Mar 27 •

1:08:45

A unique history of Paris' underbelly, a fluffy '90s heist thriller, and a new album from the best act I saw live last year

Roundup 03/22/2025

Mar 23 •

What is it like to be a low I.Q.?

A new flavor of Twitter I.Q. discourse

Mar 21 •

What if "A.I." is just more surveillance?

Sam Biddle talks A.G.I., surveillance, and Facebook

Mar 20 •

56:21

The batarang umbrella

A terrific new crime thriller and gnarly kung-fu movies: Roundup 05/14/2024

Mar 16 •

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