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New to Jake’s Take?

Begin with the pieces that define the project.

Jake’s Take is a collection of essays and research exploring culture, power, media, and perception. If you’re new, these are the best entry points into the ideas and arguments that shape this space.

Featured Essays

Start with these essays to get a sense of the voice, tone, and central questions driving Jake’s Take.

• When Protecting Feelings Risks Protecting Futures

• Who Gets to Be Seen

• False hope, it turns out, is the cruelest policy of all.

• The Internet Taught Us to Hate. Now It’s Teaching Us to Kill.

Featured Research Papers

For deeper dives into evidence, frameworks, and long-form argumentation, explore the research side of Jake’s Take.

• The American Reboot Act

• Informed Consent, Childhood Development, and Irreversible Medical Intervention

• Engineered Chaos Without a Conspiracy

What Are The Rebuttals?

The Rebuttals are AI-assisted self-critiques of my own published work. Each one challenges assumptions, tests reasoning, and probes for weaknesses — not to undermine the argument, but to refine it.

• The Rebuttal: When Protecting Feelings Risks Protecting Futures

• REBUTTAL: New York’s $6.9 Billion Crisis — Not a Betrayal, But a Symptom of Systemic Failure

• REBUTTAL: AI Alone Won’t Save Journalism — But It Can Help Us Challenge It

Closing Invitation

If something here challenges your thinking, stay awhile. Jake’s Take publishes new essays and research regularly. Each piece is an invitation to look again, think deeper, and question what feels obvious.