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L.A. writer @WorksinProgMag THE FABRIC OF CIVILIZATION @BasicBooks. POWER OF GLAMOUR, SUBSTANCE OF STYLE, FUTURE & ITS ENEMIES https://t.co/lO0ECC3o1W

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He notes that the @wsj is uncowed.
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But I agree that preemptive caving to the presumed dictatorial punitiveness of Trump is dangerous. Like all settlements of frivolous litigation, it sets a bad precedent even if it seems like a smart business call.
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I agree with both @mattyglesias and @ATabarrok, whom he criticizes for noting that free minds need free markets. If you control the supply of paper, you control printing.
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This @mattyglesias piece makes some good points about the importance of treating Trump as though he is not a dictator.
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Josh is 100% correct.
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Democrats should stop looking for little new ways to make life more annoying
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Excellent analysis of what does and does not work when people with big bucks think they can create third parties. Contrary to @elonmusk it’s harder than rocket science because you’re fighting math.
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A reminder that I warned about the likely insane consequences of not taxing tips back when it was a bipartisan pre-election proposal.
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RT @emollick: Bogle changed the world for more Americans in bigger ways than almost any tech entrepreneur you know the name of, saving smal….
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RT @jayparsons: All the articles portraying California's CEQA rollback as a blow to environmentalism inspired me to look for egregious exam….
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RT @NiskanenCenter: This week, @vpostrel & @RuleandRuin discussed the big ideas shaping abundance conversations:. – How the “vetocracy” sta….
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RT @SCBWIMidAtlanti: Congratulations to Cynthia Cliff! She'll be illustrating VERONICA'S SUMMER OF SILK by @vpostrel, to be published in Fa….
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I hope to write more, set in different times and places, all with real settings from textile history but fictional protagonists and plots. Here's a video I made while researching Veronica's Summer of Silk.
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It's official. I've written a picture book, projected for publication in 2027.
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RT @jarrettcatlin: Huge win for California yesterday as NIMBY's just lost their top weapon used to block housing. Some background on why th….
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RT @jarrettcatlin: Full episode is here: . Apple: Spotify: YT:
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RT @jarrettcatlin: I loved learning from @vpostrel in the latest California Future Society episode. She moved to CA nearly 30 years ago and….
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RT @mnolangray: Developers and planners in California: we are tracking SB 684 and SB 1123 projects and ordinances. As you become aware of t….
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RT @mnolangray: Please send examples of local SB 684 and SB 1123 ordinances and developments my way. We look forward to continue refining t….
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