Flyover Takes

The Backlash to AI Is Here

Notes on Missouri's data center NIMBYism

Oct 6 • 

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September 2025

A conversation with Dean Ball about classical music

With a little AI talk at the end

Sep 29 • 

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The Phantom Debate and The Great Community

Dewey and Lippmann tackle Shoemakers and Sheeple

Sep 22 • 

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The Graveyard of Old Questions

The Case for Incrementalism and Dewey's American Way

Sep 15 • 

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The Unlikely Salsa City: Notes on Cali

How an inland city far from the Caribbean became a world salsa hub

Sep 8 • 

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Blockades and Bridges: Notes on Colombia

Mourning in Bogotá, Dancing in Cali

Sep 1 • 

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August 2025

My break-up with Marxism

Venezuela was a failed test

Aug 25 • 

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The perils of misinforming ourselves

We need more honesty about guaranteed income studies

Aug 18 • 

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Public Health Should Stick to Public Health

Guaranteed income didn’t improve health. Maybe that tells us something.

Aug 11 • 

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Just Give People Money?

What we've learned from the latest research on basic income

Aug 4 • 

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July 2025

The Long Shadow of Small Reforms

More Mark Dunkelman, the Butterfly Effect in Action

Jul 28 • 

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The Gospel According to Bob

Buried Treasure from Dylan's Christian Era

Jul 21 • 

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