Archive - Not On Your Team, But Always Fair

Migration and Legitimacy

Opinion enforcement as class project

Sep 12 •

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Back in the Saddle

Activities around here in September and October

Sep 8 •

July 2024

J. D. Vance before he was famous

My 2016 review of his memoir, “Hillbilly Elegy”

Jul 16 •

Saturday’s Chatham House Zoom Chat

You’re invited!

Jul 6 •

and

Elections, elections, all the elections!

Join Helen & Lorenzo as they bring the best of their electoral systems nerdery to a Chatham House Zoom call near you

Jul 5 •

and

June 2024

Meet the Omnicause

Where all the world’s idiocies combine to produce one giant, useless force

Jun 30 •

A reflection, at a distance

Jun 16 •

Roman à clef, not quite

2011’s controversy over ‘The Help’ makes more sense now

Jun 6 •

May 2024

People Unlike Me

Political ideologies tend to suit the people who promote and believe them, and not suit others. This makes governance difficult.

May 29 •

Helen & Lorenzo talk to author of surprise bestseller ‘Gay Shame: the Rise of Gender Ideology & the New Homophobia’

Gareth Roberts joins the chat; fireworks ensue

May 23 •

and

Dominion Capital: II

The use of skills and connections for discourse domination

May 20 •

and

Dominion Capital: I

The use of skills and connections for social domination

May 10 •

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