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September 6, 2026

This week’s selected media, September 6, 2026: Play as a Foundation for Hunter-Gatherer Social Existence, Decline in Independent Activity, RIP Gloria Steinem, and some smaller articles

September 5, 2026

Robert Carter III officially began freeing his slaves 235 years ago today. We can extend even more freedom today if we choose.

September 5, 2026

What I’m doing when I’m working on my book

September 4, 2026

Another voice about environmentalism lacking vision

September 3, 2026

Does environmentalism have a vision?

September 2, 2026

The Left’s and environmentalists’ folly: “They don’t care”

September 1, 2026

Fiji Water or Piss?

August 31, 2026

Did you know about the US Treaty of Tripoli in 1797?

August 30, 2026

This week’s selected media, August 30, 2026: Civilized to Death, Vanishing New York

August 29, 2026

The benefits of writing first thing in the morning

August 28, 2026

Might I Be Wrong About Artificial Intelligence? How Wrong Could I Be?

August 27, 2026

Is peace possible when nations deplete?

August 26, 2026

Another summer without air conditioning: 5 nights I woke up sweating. Hardly torture.

August 25, 2026

Have I found the core of my book?

August 24, 2026

Is the only way to reduce litter and garbage anywhere to overhaul American culture, maybe global? I guess we’ll have to do it then.

August 23, 2026

This week’s selected media, August 23, 2026: The Once and Future World, The Case for a Debt Jubilee, Parents Keep Out, Thread of Liberty, American Leviathan

August 22, 2026

More of my park visit besides where they mugged me

August 21, 2026

Another spot where a bike was stolen from me when I was a kid

August 20, 2026

One of the spots where I was mugged for a bike when I was a kid

August 19, 2026

The Joy in Worthy Struggle

August 18, 2026

Extreme Thoughts on Artificial Intelligence

August 17, 2026

Externalities versus violations of the Constitution

August 16, 2026

This week’s selected media, August 16, 2023: The Gates of Fire, Nuremberg, the Eternal Jew

August 15, 2026

858: Beth Bailey, the great-grandmother influencer leading the cleaning of Mérida, Mexico

August 14, 2026

Environmentalists promote education, especially of children, distracting from effectiveness, part 2

August 13, 2026

Environmentalists promote education, especially of children, but it mostly delays action

August 12, 2026

Some writing challenges

August 11, 2026

Volunteer Discipline

August 10, 2026

Heartbreaking: A seventh grade teacher on parents supporting students cheating with artificial intelligence

August 9, 2026

This week’s selected resources, August 9, 2026: Superabundance (again), The Nazi And The Psychiatrist, Locke and property papers, Quaker history

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