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The Debt Council: Reforming Public Finances for a Longtermist World (2023)
Democracy, as we know it, is not truly democratic. A group of people are heavily impacted by our decisions and yet…
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Built on Pillars of Sand: The Coming Sand Crisis (2022)
Inside almost every building, bridge, and road is a crucial but underappreciated commodity: sand. Modern human society and industry is built…
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Is Central Asia on the Verge of War? (2023)
I also made a Countryballs Youtube video about this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mJg52IMScLg In September 2022, more than a hundred thousand Kyrgyz civilians clogged…
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Close Reading of “Goodbye” and Surrounding Scenes (2023)
Throughout and before “Goodbye,” Bo Burnham reflects on his journey through the drudgery of quarantine, during which he produced Inside. As…
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