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What Brings You to DC?
Varieties of abundance, reading Middlemarch, too many mosquitoes
Sep 9 • 
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AI Slop and Human Play
Computers can win at chess and Go, but how about a rap battle?
Sep 8 • 
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From the Archives: The Faux Populism of Trumpified Architecture
What looks “civic” depends on experience, not architectural theory. In Los Angeles, where I live, traditional civic buildings are not classical.
Aug 29 • 
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The Myth of Prometheus Is Not a Cautionary Tale
Nov 15, 2023 • Virginia Postrel
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Wanted: Manly Jobs for Manly Men
Apr 26 • Virginia Postrel
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Catastrophe in my Geographical Homeland
Sep 30, 2024 • Virginia Postrel
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Abundance, Progress, and the Future of American Politics
Nov 10, 2024 • Virginia Postrel
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Quality Matters, but You Also Need Luck
Jan 21, 2024 • Virginia Postrel
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Japan's Old Age Crisis and Ours to Come
Mar 6, 2023 • Virginia Postrel
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How I Spent My Summer Vacation
Reading good books and an occasional lousy one. Plus lots of podcasts.
Jul 7 • 
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Wanted: Manly Jobs for Manly Men
Or at least for manly men who don't have their acts together.
Apr 26 • 
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Reposting: Waiting for Trump Fever to Break
With hopes for progress and abundance after Trump.
Apr 8 • 
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Waiting for the Fever to Break
With hopes for progress and abundance after Trump.
Apr 8 • 
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Next Zoom Meeting for Paid Subscribers
We'll fool around with AI on Monday.
Mar 7 • 
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More AI Testing
An equine analysis and a laborious quotation search
Feb 26 • 
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Experimenting with ChatGPT
Still not a replacement for what I do but a potential time saver and getting better fast.
Feb 6 • 
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