Archive - Aaron’s Substack

An Infinite Series of Points

Two Happy Announcements

May 6 • Aaron Jette

April 2026

The Calm Before

It is a beautiful autumn morning here, belying the weather service warnings and phone alerts that Cyclone Vaianu will hit the North Island tonight.

Apr 11 • Aaron Jette

Flotsam and Felines

We’ve been in Auckland now for three months and our moving container has yet to arrive.

Apr 7 • Aaron Jette

March 2026

Democracy and the Mob

Mar 5 • Aaron Jette

February 2026

Driving on the Left

Since arriving in Auckland, I’ve joined a creative writing MeetUp group and started playing with short fiction.

Feb 24 • Aaron Jette

Network Effects

Auckland’s school year starts in early February and Frida started middle school (Year 7) last week.

Feb 12 • Aaron Jette

Feb 6 • Aaron Jette

Auckland is eighteen hours ahead of the U.S., which means our Monday mornings are still Sunday afternoons back in Boston.

Feb 2 • Aaron Jette

January 2026

Welcome to Aotearoa

Jan 28 • Aaron Jette

Jan 9 • Aaron Jette

October 2025

On Ta-Nehisi Coates, Ezra Klein, and the Tradition of Truth-Telling

Oct 3, 2025 • Aaron Jette

September 2025

Are We Living in a Simulation?

Non-Player Citizens and the Politics of Probability

Sep 30, 2025 • Aaron Jette

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