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Don't Talk about Electric Cars!
And other road trip thoughts.
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The Environmental Trinity
A guest post by Jesse H. Ausubel, Director, Program for the Human Environment at The Rockefeller University
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Shopping History from Cash Boys to Self-Checkout
Technologies, trust, and predicable panic. Plus a 17th-century retail innovator par excellence.
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The Myth of Prometheus Is Not a Cautionary Tale
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Quality Matters, but You Also Need Luck
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Japan's Old Age Crisis and Ours to Come
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Three Basic Facts that Affect Fertility
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Synthetic Meat: The Reaction
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Purity, Sorcery, and Cancel Culture
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Technology, Culture, and Power—What Connects Them All
Journalist Virginia Postrel on Spotting Trends, AI, Her Simple Advice for Young Writers, More
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Zoom Info for the Reading Discussion Group
Our Discussion Group will meet Friday, May 31 (tomorrow or today, depending on when and where you’re reading this) at 4 pm Pacific/ 7 pm Eastern. We…
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It's Question Time Again!
Plus the Zoom information for our Friday reading discussion group.
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Next Reading Group Discussion Is Friday
Please comment below if you're interested.
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Why Did Kids Stop Reading for Pleasure?
It's a mystery. Plus a roundup of interesting things I've been reading.
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The Libertarian Crack-Up and Conflicting American Ideas of Liberty
In which I build on David Hackett Fischer's work to the anomaly of MAGA libertarians. Also, my latest experience with AI-generated illustrations.
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Answer Time! Some thoughts on literature and on libertarians
A feature for paid subscribers.
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