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The Westphalian project and the fate of the Public

19 hr

Section 2, Chapter 3, of The Clockless Clock

Aug 1

Thinking Out Loud: Year One Listen now (31 min) | A special episode, an audio roundup/summary of the last year’s podcasts. I cover the 19 episodes I did starting in June last year…

Jul 24

Section 1, Chapter 3 of The Clockless Clock

Jul 17

The Next Experiments in Elitism Listen now | In today’s episode, in honor of Bastille Day next week, and Fourth of July last week, I want to talk about the ongoing evolution in elitis…

Jul 10

Kicking off a new essay series on the nation state

Jul 4

Chapter 2 of the Clockless Clock

Jun 27

Big Moods, Little Moods Listen now (19 min) | Today I want to talk about big moods, a phrase you may have seen on twitter, and also a related concept I made up called little m…

Jun 19

In lieu of a proper newsletter

Jun 13

Part of the Great Weirding essay collection

Jun 6

From Story to Setting Listen now (23 min) | In today’s episode, I want to talk about a new phase in the pandemic, marked by a shift in the role of the pandemic itself from f…

May 29

Part of the Great Weirding essay collection

May 22

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