Pluralistic: Francis Spufford's "Cahokia Jazz" (04 Dec 2023)

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Francis Spufford's "Cahokia Jazz": A stunning alternate history that fires on every cylinder.
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Pluralistic: All the books I reviewed in 2023 (01 Dec 2023)

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All the books I reviewed in 2023: Plus three of my own.
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Pluralistic: Naomi Kritzer's "Liberty's Daughter" (21 November 2023)

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Naomi Kritzer's "Liberty's Daughter": The market authoritarianism of a seastead childhood.
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Pluralistic: Biden wants to ban ripoff "financial advisors" (08 Nov 2023)

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Biden wants to ban ripoff "financial advisors": Big gubmint wants to take away your freedom to starve to death in old age.
Announcing The Lost Cause Tour: LA, Stratford, Concord, Simsbury, Toronto, New York and Chapel Hill!
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Pluralistic: Naomi Alderman's 'The Future' (07 November 2023)

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Naomi Alderman's 'The Future': Billionaire preppers vs the end of the human race.
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Pluralistic: Microsoft put their tax-evasion in writing and now they owe $29 billion; The Lost Cause prologue, part 6 (13 Oct 2023)

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Microsoft put their tax-evasion in writing and now they owe $29 billion: The process is the punishment.
The Lost Cause prologue, part 6: Big finish!
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Pluralistic: Stellantis wants to make scabbing woke; The Lost Cause prologue, Part V (11 Oct 2023)

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Stellantis wants to make scabbing woke: The real DEI was the collective bargaining unit we formed along the way.
The Lost Cause prologue, Part V: Fuck around, find out.
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Pluralistic: Underground Empire; The Lost Cause prologue part IV (10 Oct 2023)

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Underground Empire: Henry Farrell and Abraham Newman's must-read account of "How America Weaponized the World Economy."
The Lost Cause prologue part IV: "Commies, agitators, traitors, and climate bed wetters."
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Pluralistic: How Google's trial secrecy lets it control the coverage; The Lost Cause prologue, part III (09 Oct 2023)

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How Google's trial secrecy lets it control the coverage: You got it wrong, but we won't tell you how.
The Lost Cause prologue, part III: Going viral in the free world.
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Pluralistic: The Lost Cause prologue (part 2) (07 Oct 2023)

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The Lost Cause prologue (part 2): It's a small world, after all.
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