Scott Alexander receives another critical newspaper profile by end of 2026?
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In 2021 Scott Alexander's blog, Slate Star Codex, received a critical review in the New York Times, which ultimately led to the shuttering of the blog and the birth of Astral Codex Ten.
- With Scott Alexander's promotion of the race scientist Jordan Lasker who just got a writeup in the Atlantic, and embrace of national IQ estimates, might another critical profile be on the horizon? Or is he now superannuated?
- Update 2026-02-24 (PST) (AI summary of creator comment): Newspapers only: Profiles in magazines (such as Harper's Magazine) do not count toward resolution.