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March 2024

3 Three Body Problems and the Appeal of Science Fiction
Plus a not so hot take and upcoming lectures in Indiana and South Carolina
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10 Years After the Best Tech Policy Movie Ever
The Lego Movie teaches us what emergent leadership looks like
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From the Archives: Women and Men Are Like the Threads of a Woven Fabric
The historical achievements and experiences of women and men are like the intertwined warp and weft threads of a woven fabric. Remove either and you…
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February 2024

Adam Smith Discussion Tomorrow and Question Time Returns
Features for paid subscribers
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Cormac McCarthy’s Sideline: Freelance Copy Editor
The Pulitzer-Winning Novelist Enjoyed Helping Academics Clean up Their Work
Published on MILLER’S BOOK REVIEW 📚 • 
Adam Smith Is Moving
Our next book discussion will be on February 26.
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Halftime question: Should Our Book Discussion Wait Two Weeks?
Some of our regulars can't attend and the selection is long.
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From the Archives: Pat Buchanan's South Carolina Problem
Trump wants to slap an additional 10 percent tax on all imported goods. His advisers tell us it would bring textiles back to South Carolina. But times…
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Reading Group Tomorrow
Links to the reading and Zoom info below.
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Adam Smith on Zoom
The paid-subscriber reading group kicks off 2024 with two selections from The Theory of Moral Sentiments.
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January 2024

From the Archives: Another View of News Bias, as Selling Point
If bias is a product flaw, why doesn't it behave like auto repair rates and decline under competitive pressure?
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