A Book and a Bear: Two Impressions of Chicago
Predictably, I got around to watching Hulu’s The Bear right before it […]
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Book reviews, movie reviews, reflections on published articles, and the like
Enlightenment: Straight Up, Not So-Called. A Review of Joel Mokyr’s A Culture of Growth
Perhaps like you, the eventful year of 2020 led me to do […]
Read moreGhosts and Hopes – Old Books and Urban Reflections for October
It is nearly Halloween. But I have been thinking of the photograph […]
Read moreGetting Urban Density Right: The Case of Seattle’s Fremont
“It’s not my Seattle anymore” My wife’s dear auntie, a lifelong Seattleite, […]
Read moreHealth Care Change is the Way to Impact US Overwork
I’ve been sitting for a while with Bryce Covert’s July 20 New […]
Read moreReflections in a Pool
I’ve been thinking about pools this sunny California March. One reason is […]
Read moreOne Billion Americans: A Review
In December the California Department of Finance announced in this press release […]
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