Pluralistic: Denazification, truth and reconciliation, and the story of Germany's story (19 July 2023)

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Denazification, truth and reconciliation, and the story of Germany's story: How do you confront an incomprehensible monstrosity?
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Pluralistic: Dumping links like Galileo dumped the orange (20 May 2023)

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Dumping links like Galileo dumped the orange: Creatively destroying your weekend like Joseph Dumpeter.
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Pluralistic: Is antitrust anti-labor? (14 Apr 2023)

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Is antitrust anti-labor?: tl;dr: no.
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Pluralistic: David Graeber's "Pirate Enlightenment" (24 Jan 2023)

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David Graeber's "Pirate Enlightenment": The true, swashbuckling lives of matriarchs, anarchists, and pirates at the crossroads of the world.
Hey look at this: Delights to delectate.
This day in history: 2008, 2013, 2018
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Pluralistic: Eleanor Janega's "Once and Future Sex" (17 Jan 2023)

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Eleanor Janega's "Once and Future Sex": The true, weird, horny history of medieval gender and sex.
Hey look at this: Delights to delectate.
This day in history: 2013, 2018
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Pluralistic: Naomi Novik's incredible, brilliant, stupendous "Temeraire" series (08 Jan 2023)

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Naomi Novik's incredible, brilliant, stupendous "Temeraire" series: The Napoleonic Wars, but with dragons!
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This day in history: 2018, 2003
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Pluralistic: 03 Oct 2022 An antitrust murder whodunnit

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An antitrust murder whodunnit: I accuse Judge Bork with the Powell Memo in the smoke-filled room.
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This day in history: 2002, 2007, 2012, 2017, 2021
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Pluralistic: 25 May 2022

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Talking with Kim Stanley Robinson about "The High Sierra": An interview for Fatherly Magazine.
Kim Stanley Robinson's "The High Sierra": A love story.
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This day in history: 2007, 2012, 2017, 2021
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Pluralistic: 08 Mar 2022

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How and why to break up Big Tech: My new Locus column, "Vertically Challenged."
The Dawn of Everything: An essential reminder that we are in charge of our own destiny.
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This day in history: 2007, 2012, 2017
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Pluralistic: 10 Feb 2022

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Welcome to the Palmerverse: Ada Palmer's Renaissance-informed science fictional futurism.
SEC vs private equity ripoffs: Personnel really are policy.
Neuromancer today: Eileen Gunn on the enduring significance and wonder of William Gibson.
Gators and Amazon tag-team small sellers: Amazon's bad conduct is good for (a certain kind of) business.
This day in history: 2012, 2017, 2021
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