What can America learn from Europe about regulating big tech

Slave Owners and American Indian Removal

You Can’t Trust the Businessmen on the Board of Trustees

Billionaires Changing the West

The Ethics of Using Amazon

The necessity of a Wealth Tax

Illuminating slave owners’ crucial role in the expulsion of Native Americans

The grim ethical dilemma of rationing medical care, explained

Can meditation make us good?

Better Business Through Sci-fi

Cormac McCarthy on the unconscious

Fair Trade Comes to America

The Old Sophistry of Stanley Fish

Eyes in the Sky

Olympic Games We No Longer Play

Tax Collection in Ancient Egypt

The Immigrant Crisis in Athens

The Sordid Renaissance

A Fascinating History of Journalism

The Purpose of Education

The Deep Causes of the Greek Economic Crisis

The Wrongly Maligned American Pit Bull

The History of Writing

The Genius of Rick Bass

Hemingway Behaving Badly

The NCAA's Exploitation of Student-Athletes

The Subtle Prison of Technology

The Art of Teaching

Looted Antiquities and the Greek Economic Crisis

The True Legacy of Ancient Greek Democracy

The History of "White Trash" in America

The Extraordinary Conclusion of Ferrante's Neapolitan Quartet

Literature and Propaganda in Cold War Russia

Leisure and Education

Philosophy and the Novel - Milan Kundera

The Downsides of Harvard and Prestige

The Origins and Nature of the Human Mind

A Briefer History of Idiocy

Homer's Crowdsourced Genius

The Birth of the Novel

Aristophanes and the Necessity of the Middle Class

The Sugar High of Political Rhetoric

The True Story of Meth in New Mexico

Profile of George RR Martin

Profile of Cormac McCarthy

America's First Archaeological Suburb

Underwater Archaeology of the Eastern Aegean

Business Conference as Circus

The Chatbot Will See You Now

About Nick

Nick Romeo has written many features on science, culture, and ideas for a wide range of publications, including the New Yorker, the Washington Post, National Geographic, Slate, Rolling Stone, Newsweek, The Atlantic, New Republic, The Daily Beast, The MIT Technology Review, The Christian Science Monitor, The Boston Globe, and others.

He holds a B.A. from Northwestern University, an MFA in Fiction, and a Master’s in Classics, both from the University of Colorado. He’s currently based in Palo Alto, California.

He has been a guest speaker or moderator at the CB insights conference, Stanford Medical School, and many other venues.

He is the author of two books, and is a client of the Stuart agency in New York City.

To contact about a story or book for an event: romeonick@gmail.com

America's First Unionized Organic Farm

Selected Journalism

• What can America learn from Europe about regulating big tech, The New Yorker
• Billionaires Changing the West, The Daily Beast
• Illuminating slave owners’ crucial role in the expulsion of Native Americans, Washington Post
• The grim ethical dilemma of rationing medical care, explained, Vox
• Fair Trade Comes to America , NPR
• Eyes in the Sky, MIT Technology Review
• Tax Collection in Ancient Egypt, National Geographic
• The Immigrant Crisis in Athens , Slate
• Looted Antiquities and the Greek Economic Crisis, National Geographic
• The True Story of Meth in New Mexico, The Daily Beast
• Profile of George RR Martin, Rolling Stone
• Profile of Cormac McCarthy, Newsweek
• America's First Archaeological Suburb, Slate Magazine
• Underwater Archaeology of the Eastern Aegean, National Geographic
• Business Conference as Circus, The Washington Post Magazine
• The Chatbot Will See You Now, The New Yorker
• America's First Unionized Organic Farm, National Geographic

Selected Reviews

• Slave Owners and American Indian Removal, The Washington Post
• Can meditation make us good?, The Washington Post
• Better Business Through Sci-fi , NYRB
• The Old Sophistry of Stanley Fish, Christian Science Monitor
• The Sordid Renaissance, The Daily Beast
• A Fascinating History of Journalism, The Daily Beast
• The Wrongly Maligned American Pit Bull, Christian Science Monitor
• The History of Writing, Christian Science Monitor
• The Genius of Rick Bass, Chicago Tribune
• Hemingway Behaving Badly, Boston Globe
• The NCAA's Exploitation of Student-Athletes, Boston Globe
• The Subtle Prison of Technology, The Atlantic
• The Art of Teaching, The Atlantic
• The History of "White Trash" in America, Christian Science Monitor
• The Extraordinary Conclusion of Ferrante's Neapolitan Quartet, Christian Science Monitor
• Literature and Propaganda in Cold War Russia , The Atlantic
• Philosophy and the Novel - Milan Kundera, The new Republic
• The Downsides of Harvard and Prestige, The new Republic
• The Origins and Nature of the Human Mind, Washington Post
• Homer's Crowdsourced Genius, The Daily Beast
• The Birth of the Novel, The Daily Beast

Selected Essays

• You Can’t Trust the Businessmen on the Board of Trustees, The Chronicle of Higher Education
• The Ethics of Using Amazon, Newsweek
• The necessity of a Wealth Tax, Newsweek
• Cormac McCarthy on the unconscious , The New Yorker
• Olympic Games We No Longer Play, National Geographic
• The Purpose of Education, The Daily Beast
• The Deep Causes of the Greek Economic Crisis, The Daily Beast
• The True Legacy of Ancient Greek Democracy, National Geographic
• Leisure and Education, The Atlantic
• A Briefer History of Idiocy, Washington Post
• Aristophanes and the Necessity of the Middle Class, The Daily Beast
• The Sugar High of Political Rhetoric, The Daily Beast