Official Corruption, Obsession, Hidden Crimes
Links and recommendations
PsychologyCulture
Rob Henderson.
Rob Henderson on luxury beliefs, evolutionary psychology, social class, and gender.
Recent essays
30 of 71She's the Monster. He's the Villain.
Review of Obsession (2026)
Why Some Smart People Never Get Anywhere
The Luxury-Belief Class Has a New Word for Theft
"Microlooting"
Joblessness, Moneyball, Antidepressants
Links and recommendations
Does Looksmaxxing Give Women the Ick?
The male beauty arms race is getting weird
The Female Choice Fertility Paradox
Hypocrites, Michael Jackson, Parkinson’s Law
Links and recommendations
Without Pity or Platitude
The guardrails were dismantled by the people who never needed them
You're Invited: A Conversation About the "Troubled" Film
Conspiracy Theories, Big Brother, Scarcity
Links and recommendations
The Long Shadow of Luxury Beliefs
Thinking Class, Free Will, Smokers
Links and recommendations
The Sexual Economy Isn't What You Think
Microlooting, Life at the Bottom, Violence
Links and recommendations
The New York Times Asked Two Prominent Members of the Cultural Elite If Stealing Is Okay
Yes, they said, but please call it "microlooting"
What I’ve Learned After Four Years on Substack
State of the newsletter + book announcement
What Female Teacher Scandals Tell Us About Sexual Desire and Social Currency
A close look at a misunderstood pattern
American Dream, Intolerance, Thirst Traps
Links and recommendations
Yale Spent a Year Figuring Out Why Everyone Hates Yale
The Grifters of Male Rage
"Inside the Manosphere"—a review
Anti-Manosphere, Chimpanzees, Girlboss
Links and recommendations + event in NYC
Fame Doesn’t Sell Books
Something else is required, even above and beyond talent
When Elite Ideas Become Weapons
Dostoevsky's trust-fund revolutionaries
Doomers, Suffering, Masochism
Links and recommendations + event at University of Missouri
Everyone Is Allowed To Know How Much A Dishwasher Earns But As You Climb Up The Ladder Suddenly Discussions About Money Become Weirdly Taboo And I Would Like To Talk About It Anyway
The Manosphere’s Biggest Lie
Speaking with Louise Perry
Behavioral Stoicism, Books, Dreaming
Links and recommendations
Status Is Not Power
The Death of Redemption
Speaking about Dostoevsky's "Devils" - Part 2