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Those Labors Dreamt: The American Demise of the First International
The World's Fair came to Philadelphia in 1876 to celebrate the rise of global capitalism. But during the heat of the festivities, a group of men…
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The Man Who Killed JP Morgan
Samuel Untermyer takes on the Old Man of high finance
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The Pajama Bucks
A hunting story
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Twenty stings later
A beekeeping anecdote in celebration of my new column
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OK Doomer: "Doomer Optimism" Podcast appearance
Some show notes
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"The Year We Went Inorganic," at Front Porch Republic
An essay about tough decisions
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[REPOST] Counted as Cast, Chapter 1: THE SOLDIER
A repost of my podcast series
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My piece at Front Porch Republic: "There's No More Room"
Toward an anarcho-pastoralism
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The coming boom for non-fiction literature
AI is going to kill fiction, but non-fiction is about to get much more important.
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How I got internet across my yard to my barn
A short guide to getting internet from one building to another on your own property
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Honey Bee Conquest
Materials from my recent talk at Boyertown Historical Society
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Book Review: Cyclonopedia by Reza Negarestani (2008)
A wacky book from a time of heated regional warfare
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