Tolkien, the Prophet, Wikipedia as Horror, de Maupassant, and Space Exploration

Harry Potter and the Gaze of the Artifacts

The Missing Middle, the Jones Act, Utility Death Spirals, and How to Be Unhappy

Cars Need Buttons, Not Touchscreens

The Cruise Shutdown Is Bad News for Tesla

The Case for Public Surveillance

Robotaxis, Don Draper, How Our Culture Treats Boys, and 100 Billion Neighbours

Progress and Public Transit: Vehicle Automation

We're All Stars Now, in the Musk Show

Progress and Public Transit: Density by Design

Bike Thieves, Induced Demand, Congestion Charges, and FDR

Progress and Public Transit: an End to Subsidy