Archive - The Honest Broker

25 Ways to Destroy a Community

Do we really want to live like this?

Jan 28 • Ted Gioia

10 Survival Skills in an AI-Controlled Society

Why don't they teach these in college?

Jan 26 • Ted Gioia

I Blame Jan Garbarek

This saxophonist turned the tables on me—but what can I do but listen?

Jan 23 • Ted Gioia

Why I Hate Flopping

And not just in sports

Jan 21 • Ted Gioia

Are These 50 Experts Real People?

And more updates on recent articles

Jan 19 • Ted Gioia

25 Propositions about the New Romanticism

This article would normally be behind a paywall.

Jan 16 • Ted Gioia

The Day NY Publishing Lost Its Soul

How did we get here? And how do we get back?

Jan 14 • Ted Gioia

Fifty People Control the Culture

The state of the culture 2026

Jan 11 • Ted Gioia

How I Learned to Love Reading

Is this how to fix the crisis in reading?

Jan 9 • Ted Gioia

This University Built an Honors College — and Then Destroyed It

A conversation with Jennifer Frey about liberal education and the future of the university

Jan 7 • Jared Henderson

1:13:25

An Introduction to Stan Getz in 10 Tracks

He is still famous today for his bossa nova hits—but Getz did so much more

Jan 4 • Ted Gioia

Why Secondhand Is Now Better Than New

Or how the thrift store suddenly became cool

Jan 1 • Ted Gioia

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