Archive - The Ruffian

What the F*ck Are We Talking About When We Talk about Love

On Healthy Disagreement Plus a Bumper Rattle Bag

Apr 18 • Ian Leslie

Manchester City vs Arsenal; Good Stress vs Bad Stress

Guardiola vs Arteta

Apr 14 • Ian Leslie

Artemis II and the Overview Effect

Apr 11 • Ian Leslie

How Evil Is Mark Zuckerberg?

A Review of "Careless People" by Sarah Wyn-Williams

Apr 4 • Ian Leslie

March 2026

Giving Advice Is a Treacherous Business

It Can Go Wrong In So Many Ways

Mar 28 • Ian Leslie

Against Introspection

What Marc Andreessen Got Right (and Wrong)

Mar 21 • Ian Leslie

Is the Current Gulf War Taking Place?

What the Post-Modernists Got Right and Wrong

Mar 14 • Ian Leslie

How To Build Your Own Tower

And Why You Should (Plus What I've Been Reading/Watching/Listening to)

Mar 7 • Ian Leslie

February 2026

33 Things I Heard At Foo Camp 2026

A Report From the Knowledge Frontier

Feb 28 • Ian Leslie

A Deep Dive Into 'I Feel Fine'

A Two-Minute Microcosm of Twentieth Century Pop

Feb 21 • Ian Leslie

Pitfalls of AI journalism

A Cautionary Tale

Feb 19 • Ian Leslie

Bodies Behaving Badly

A Guest Post by Aled Maclean-Jones (plus a bumper Rattle Bag)

Feb 14 • Ian Leslie

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