09/01/2026
When government starts counting, classifying, and tracking people, history tells us to pay attention.
Today on Plausibly Live, we examine mail-ballot barcodes, California’s proposed Jewish demographic category, the shadow of the Nuremberg Laws, and a Navy that has lost thousands of submarine operational days to maintenance delays.
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Government loves a list. It loves categories, identification numbers, demographic boxes, databases and tracking systems, each created with assurances that the information will be used responsibly a…