A Brief Meditation on Divine DiscontentWe are the inheritors of the restless. When once there was empty field, they dreamed and from their dreams a city called Rome was born…May 3, 2023May 3, 2023
The Shrinking World of ChildrenIn Matt Yglesias’s new book, One Billion Americans, he argues that one of the reasons parents aren’t having as many kids as they want is…Sep 9, 2022Sep 9, 2022
Trust the ExpertsOrganizations should put competent people in charge of things and fire those who prove incompetentJun 4, 2021Jun 4, 2021
The Beauty of IllegibilityModern design, web design specifically, is often highly oriented towards making the digital environment maximally legible. Designers want…Feb 22, 2021Feb 22, 2021
Fighting Climate Change on Foreign SoilNote: This is a less-edited version of my article on Exponents that includes more details and mathMay 30, 2020May 30, 2020
The New Age of Social EngineeringWhy have so many online social networks failed to form healthy communities, and instead gained notoriety as hostile spaces? I argue that…Dec 7, 2019Dec 7, 2019
Anthropic Plot ArmorWhy is plot armor bad? The answer is generally obvious, because it reduces the capacity for drama in a story. If the reader knows that a…Feb 20, 2019Feb 20, 2019