Archive - Outrageous Fortune

July 2025

Against Lotteries

West Virginia, mountain mama

Jul 28

The "Lazy Hypothesis"

Rejecting the mainstream take on Midwest poverty

Jul 17

Substack, Lift Your Price Controls

Let readers take risks

Jul 13

Evolution Strikes Back

I'm sure you opened Substack to read a comedic platonic dialogue about evolutionary philosophy, right?

Jul 11

Your Neighbour's Lordship

Local government is not for you

Jul 8

America's Overrated/Underrated

Presidents, paprika, and science

Jul 4

Your Boss, Not Your Lover

Selfish genes, that is

Jul 1

June 2025

The Cincinnatus Problem

Presidential power begets presidential power

Jun 29

Our (Moral) Life After Death

Interests don't just evaporate

Jun 25

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