Farhad Manjoo

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Farhad Manjoo was a Times Opinion columnist from 2018 to 2023.

Before that, they wrote The Times’ State of the Art column, covering the technology industry’s efforts to swallow up the world. They have also written for Slate, Salon, Fast Company and The Wall Street Journal. To their chagrin, their 2008 book, “True Enough: Learning to Live in a Post-Fact World,” accurately predicted our modern age of tech-abetted echo chambers and “alternative facts.”

Farhad Manjoo was born in South Africa and emigrated with their family to Southern California in the late 1980s. They live in Northern California with their wife and two children.

The Flaw in the Case Against Amazon
Is the retailer a monopoly? It depends on how you define its competition.
By Farhad Manjoo
I Finally Learned How to Draw. Here’s How.
Computers have done for drawing and painting what word processors once did for writing.
By Farhad Manjoo
Vivek Ramaswamy Is a LinkedIn Post Come to Life
Running for president is his latest side hustle.
By Farhad Manjoo
What Mark Zuckerberg Doesn’t Understand About Old People
What if technology companies seriously considered the problems of older customers?
By Farhad Manjoo
Kia and Hyundai Helped Enable a Crime Wave. They Should Pay for It.
The carmakers are being sued for failing to install a basic anti-theft device in millions of cars.
By Farhad Manjoo
A Creator (Me) Made a Masterpiece With A.I.
Creativity, not mere mimicry, is human beings’ trump card.
By Farhad Manjoo
How Would Harvard Talk About My Kids?
We are far more than six categories on a demographic form.
By Farhad Manjoo
Gas-Powered Cars Are an Environmental Catastrophe. I’ll Miss Them Anyway.
Electric cars aren’t nearly as fun to drive.
By Farhad Manjoo
It’s Not Possible to ‘Win’ an Argument With Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
You can’t win a debate against someone who disregards facts.
By Farhad Manjoo
Gavin Newsom, Please Don’t Cut Public Transit Funds. That’s Short-Term Thinking.
Even in a tough budget year, more investment in transit would be money well spent.
By Farhad Manjoo