PinnedNo, you can’t compare Brightline and the California High Speed RailYes, Brightline is still a dead end for American High Speed Rail… and now it threatens to bring California’s system down with it.Mar 4A response icon8Mar 4A response icon8
Rot and Revolution: Cultivating Gift Economies in the Compost PileLessons in egalitarian economics from a collective community.Apr 16Apr 16
Diving Deep in Trump and Musk’s Personality CultsTesticle Tanning, Crypto-Bros and Knights Templar… “Weird” doesn’t capture the unsettling strangeness of the testosterone-soaked Far Right…Apr 15Apr 15
Will tariffs kill off indy board games?Trump tariffs threaten a delicate network of companies enabling a golden age of creativity. How can we resist?Apr 9A response icon5Apr 9A response icon5
The Secret Behind the Adirondack ChairThis icon of a rustic summer only works because it’s a great example of a public good.Apr 5A response icon1Apr 5A response icon1
Trump’s Tariff Plan Stinks of AIAs a Professor, I’ve learned to pick out AI plagiarism — and I’d send this plan back with “F, See Me Please” written at the top.Apr 4A response icon73Apr 4A response icon73
Gold Jackets of SolidarityWhen does homogeneity mean rebellion? When can individuality mean conformity?Mar 23A response icon1Mar 23A response icon1
The Halloween Malaise and the Transformation of Trick-or-TreatingThe beloved holiday ritual has shifted from being a celebration of neighborliness to a curated childhood experienceMar 11A response icon6Mar 11A response icon6
Texas Beige, Texas BoringThere’s a war going on in Texas. Not Red v. Blue, but color versus the forces of colorless homogeneity.Mar 9A response icon15Mar 9A response icon15
Restore San Antonio’s Bat Tower for ecology, recreation, health, and historyThe historic Mitchell Lake Bat Tower was an experiment in public health decades ahead of its time and deserves to be brought back for…Feb 17A response icon1Feb 17A response icon1
