The Dogful Life

There are men and women all about, who, by their own free will, live a dogless life.

Mar 17 • Nick Lynch

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January 2026

The Work of Humor

an essay on humor as democracy's chief virtue

Jan 29 • Nick Lynch

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Notes On Tunari National Park

There are places in the world where beauty lives easy.

Jan 10 • Nick Lynch

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October 2025

How America Lost its Sense of Humor

an essay on the biology of why we laugh— and why we stopped

Oct 15, 2025 • Nick Lynch

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August 2025

It's About Respect, Stupid

Wages are up, jobs are plentiful, but the status gap keeps widening

Aug 13, 2025 • Nick Lynch

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June 2025

Immigration is Complicated

There are over 100,000 peer-reviewed articles on immigration. Its inconsistent effects, unintended costs and contradictory benefits make it one of the…

Jun 18, 2025 • Nick Lynch

May 2025

Bored

“All of humanity's problems stem from man's inability to sit quietly in a room alone.” — Blaise Pascal

May 5, 2025 • Nick Lynch

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December 2024

Cultivating Diversity in the Gardens of Versailles

How the Ivy League rigs the diversity game

Dec 21, 2024 • Nick Lynch

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There Are Many Here Among Us Who Feel that Life is but a Joke

When politics is become entertainment

Dec 21, 2024 • Nick Lynch

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Black Jobs are Poor Jobs

For an increasingly multiracial working class, cultural lip service is no longer enough

Dec 21, 2024 • Nick Lynch

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Coming soon

This is The Bowling Broke Substack.

Dec 20, 2024 • Nick Lynch

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