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Long-form essays, commentaries, and reviews that set out to unsettle the many unexamined assumptions upon which contemporary environmental thought is predicated.

A newsletter about emerging technology and the future of governance.

In business, culture eats strategy. In government, culture eats policy. Here we'll talk about the problems of state capacity (government's ability to achieve its policy goals) and how to fix them. From the author of Recoding America.

From Last Supper to First Breakfast: The Defense Tech Ecosystem

A newsletter about macroscientific theory, policy, and strategy

Researching the Communist Party of China is my day job. Here I write long reads on international politics, ancient history, and American conservatism.

A former Mormon's chaotic pursuit of order in a world gone mad

Maximum Progress is a blog by Max Tabarrok on economics, science, philosophy, and progress.

Accelerating scientific, technological, and industrial progress

Helping you wade through the world of politics, five days a week.

“Any fool can know. The point is to understand.” ― Albert Einstein

Essays about buildings, infrastructure, and industrial technology.

human-centric economic analysis to help all of us understand the world better

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Deeply researched interviews

Tales from the history of innovation.

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