Archive - Future Proof

The Illibertarians: the internet's unholy ruling class

As a schoolboy, I bought a copy of Ayn Rand’s doorstopper, Atlas Shrugged, out of a sense, I suspect, of misplaced scholastic ambition.

21 hrs ago •

June 2025

Britain Doesn't Believe in Britain

ALSO: How many readers did Marc Maron send my way?

Jun 27 •

Who owns Sydney Sweeney?

Because I am psychologically incapable of staying away from the colossal, smouldering wreck that is Elon Musk’s X, I found myself numbly scrolling the…

Jun 17 •

WTF with Marc Maron and the End of the First Age of Podcasting

While I was away on holiday last week, news broke of an end to Marc Maron’s fabled old podcast, WTF. The show, which is approaching its 16th…

Jun 11 •

21st Century Dark Age: will the elision of advertising and entertainment kill art?

Notes from Ancient Greece.

Jun 4 •

May 2025

April 2025

Media Skeet Shooting: does the manic news environment expose digital media?

Are your podcasts out of day before you've listened to them?

Apr 12 •

March 2025

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