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Synthetic Meat: The Reaction
I've been in a chicken-packing plant and, believe me, the prospect of growing meat from cells is progress, not "woke propaganda."
Virginia Postrel
Dec 27, 2022
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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.
Virginia Postrel
Jun 14, 2022
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On the Effectiveness of Charitable Giving
There are no guarantees, and what matters in the long run may not be what you think.
Virginia Postrel
Jan 22
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Do Upwardly Mobile Latino Plumbers Have Anyone to Vote For?
Why are Democrats losing working-class voters they thought were a sure thing? Maybe because the party offers them neglect, stagnation, and expensive…
Virginia Postrel
Jul 20, 2022
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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…
Virginia Postrel
May 17, 2022
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Routine Writing Is About to Be Free
ChatGPT portends huge productivity increases and major disruptions in any enterprise in which writing matters. Also, animation..
Virginia Postrel
Dec 20, 2022
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Stop with the "Jetsons" Nostalgia!
"The future perfect can only be a tense, not a thing." The mid-20th-century was a weird time that produced an anti-tech backlash.
Virginia Postrel
Sep 13, 2022
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From the Archives: Remembering Inflation
It wasn't pretty. But at least we no longer face bracket creep.
Virginia Postrel
Jun 9, 2022
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Taking Shopping Seriously
Why do people buy things they "don't need"? And why should we care? (Be sure to read to the end.)
Virginia Postrel
Feb 3
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Shrinkflation, Disqualiflation, and Depression and more
Housekeepers’ union campaign against “disqualiflation” in hotel cleaning. My latest Bloomberg Opinion column is explained well in an excellent subhead…
Virginia Postrel
Jul 28, 2022
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To Fail Beyond the Sunset...
ChatGPT writes rhymes, not poetry—and doesn’t know the difference.
Virginia Postrel
Dec 16, 2022
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How to Honor Breast Cancer Awareness Month
A Nobel Prize for Dennis Slamon would be more appropriate than an orgy of pink.
Virginia Postrel
Oct 9, 2022
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