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Ten quotations from my scrapbook
I’ve been away for a while. While I write something more serious, here’s a snack: ten passages that struck me while reading, with no particular theme…
Apr 12
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February 2024
2x2 games will change your life
Game theory is technical, but these simple ideas contain 90% of the insights.
Feb 24
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The manlet Dorian
A guy dropped in. With his round face and long overcoat, he gave the impression of two children, one standing on the other’s shoulders, who have teamed…
Feb 10
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The global defeat of democracy: geopolitics, and what to do about it
This is the last in a series of articles setting out pessimistic scenarios for contemporary democracy. Here I consider the international situation, and…
Feb 2
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January 2024
The global defeat of democracy: ideological weaknesses
As we face a battle of ideas with autocracies, the traditional ringing justifications of democracy no longer carry much credence. Instead we have an…
Jan 23
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The global defeat of democracy: financial weaknesses
This is the third in my series of articles laying out the pessimistic case for democracy’s future. Pink mountain? What pink mountain?
Jan 11
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December 2023
🍾🥂 Thought bubbles: a Christmas list 🍾🥂
Features: Revd Bayes, Father Christmas, Symmachus, Ayaan Hirsi Ali, Montaigne
Dec 8, 2023
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November 2023
The global defeat of democracy: political weaknesses
This is part 2 of an extended essay about democracy in 2023, laying out the pessimistic case. Part 1 is here. There is no will of the people…
Nov 25, 2023
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The global defeat of democracy: a scenario
(This is the first part of a larger essay developing my thinking on international politics today. The whole piece should serve as a backdrop to some…
Nov 19, 2023
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Does birth order matter?
I think so
Nov 11, 2023
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How to write a good comment
Someone is wrong on the internet....
Nov 3, 2023
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October 2023
What has value?
Dog/scholar-athlete/cripple/chimp/horse/chicken/shrimp
Oct 27, 2023
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