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Managing Generosity Takes Work
And mysterious Google algorithms don't help.
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California Has Its Own Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse
And one of them is FIRE. Updates and a guest post from Reason Foundation president and SoCal native David Nott
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Reflections on Burning Cities
I'm safe in Orange County, waiting to see what happens in the next couple of days.
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From the Archives: You Can’t Fight California Fires With Political Hot Air
Why we have those fires and how to think about preventing them. And, yes, I'm safe.
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If You Aren't Reading These, It's Easy to Unsubscribe
Cleaning up your in box is a good New Year's activity.
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Recommended Links and Call for Questions
Jonah Goldberg talks to me on his podcast. Plus features for paid subscribers.
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December 2024

America's Religious Exceptionalism
A Christmas mediation from a Jew by choice
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A Video Introduction to Dynamism
And other highlights from the Roots of Progress conference
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Answer Time: Can We Imagine Pluralistic Futures?
A feature for paying subscribers.
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A Self-Serving but Useful List of Gift Ideas
Who should get my books? And I'd like a GMO glow-in-the-dark plant, please.
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Recommended Links and a New Call for Questions
Features for paid subscribers.
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The Lost Glamour of the Future
Can we bring it back? Do we want to? Plus a futuristic offer from the past and some news about my next book, which isn't what you might expect.
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