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Defending Dynamism and Getting Stuff Done
Last Wednesday, Ross Douthat devoted his NYT column to applying the stasis/dynamism model I developed in The Future and Its Enemies to understanding Elon Musk: A term like “conservative” doesn’t fit the Tesla tycoon; even “libertarian,” while closer to the mark, associates Musk…
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From the Archives: "How Dodd-Frank Locks Out the Least Affluent Homebuyers"
Careless people wreaking havoc among the most vulnerable
Jun 25
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Purity, Sorcery, and Cancel Culture
What anthropologist Mary Douglas's work can tell us about the purity conflicts roiling our culture.
Jun 14
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NIMBYs, Enclaves, and Stuff I'm Reading
Small is not beautiful. Stakeholder capitalism is not nice. And I'm off to the Bay Area.
Jun 22
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From the Archives: Remembering Inflation
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Question Time
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From the Archives: Resilience vs. Anticipation
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From the Archives: Natural and Ethical Are Getting a Divorce
Including a cool Bloomberg video featuring me as a talking head.
Jun 16
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From the Archives: Remembering Inflation
It wasn't pretty. But at least we no longer face bracket creep.
Jun 9
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Jury Duty, Inflation, and Free Speech
Plus a video about Mongols and Uyghurs
Jun 6
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From the Archives: Resilience vs. Anticipation
What makes Silicon Valley special? A view from 1997.
Jun 1
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Question Time
An interview about how and why I write, plus answers to some recent questions and a chance to ask more. Also, useful links, including online references…
May 29
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Continuity and Change: The case of Maya trajes
Left to their own devices, consumers rarely treat tradition and modernity as all-or-nothing choices.
May 24
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From the Archives: ‘American Urbanist’ Review: Standing Out of the Crowd With William H. Whyte
Continuing today's Princeton theme
May 23
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Continuity and Change, with Garish Costumes
Contrary to the promises in earlier newsletters, I can’t provide new pictures of the Postrels in our garish Princeton Reunions gear. The best I can do…
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Defending Dynamism and Getting Stuff Done
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From the Archives: Remembering Inflation
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From the Archives: "How Dodd-Frank Locks Out the Least Affluent Homebuyers"
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Question Time
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From the Archives: Resilience vs. Anticipation
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