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An editorial supplement and newsletter from Prickly Paradigm Press where our authors, editors, and contributors reflect on our pamphlets.

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The Know-Nothing Campaign Against Higher Learning

Mar 24, 2026

The Editors

The Know-Nothing Campaign Against Higher Learning

Dive deeper into James Chandler's new pamphlet from Prickly Paradigm Press

How Do We Think About Population in the Anthropocene?

Mar 30, 2026

The Editors

How Do We Think About Population in the Anthropocene?

Dive deeper into one of the most challenging questions facing Anthropocene Studies.

Last Words: Large Language Models and the AI Apocalypse

Mar 27, 2026

The Editors

Last Words: Large Language Models and the AI Apocalypse

Dive deeper into Paul Kockelman's latest PPP pamphlet.

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Relaunching Prickly Paradigm Press

Mar 12, 2026

The Editors

Relaunching Prickly Paradigm Press


Allow us to reintroduce ourselves.`

Prickly Dispatch #2: June 2026

Jun 30, 2026

The Editors

Prickly Dispatch #2: June 2026


The Know-Nothing Campaign Against Higher Learning, the Pope's AI encyclical, and Bruno Latour.

The Monster in the Machine

Jun 30, 2026

Terra Edwards

The Monster in the Machine


Paul Kockelman's Last Words goes beyond the human-machine relation to reveal something monstrous.

Bruno Latour and Trump's War on Iran

Jun 26, 2026

Peter Sahlins

Bruno Latour and Trump's War on Iran


Latour’s War of the Worlds: What About Peace?, a Prickly Pamphlet published in 2002 and available as a free download, has diagnostic value in the current quagmire of negotiations

A short history of Prickly Paradigm Press

Jun 8, 2026

The Editors

A short history of Prickly Paradigm Press


Retracing our roots back to 1993

The Political Theology of AI

Jun 1, 2026

NIcolas Guilhot

The Political Theology of AI


Guest contributor Nicolas Guilhot looks at the Pope's stand against Big Tech.

Should we excuse the practices of universities?

May 28, 2026

Richard Bourke

Should we excuse the practices of universities?


Richard Bourke comments on The Know-Nothing Campaign Against Higher Learning

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