Outrageous Fortune

Prospero is a Status-Seeking Bum

A misreading of The Tempest

Jun 20

9

4

May 2026

The World is Getting Less Weird

How we connected our islands, but lost our inventiveness along the way

May 11

8

2

2

Nick and Tristan's Interview with Tyler Cowen!

Featuring special guest Xavier Lauriault

May 11

68

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1:16:14

April 2026

Springtime Links: jellyfish lightning, giving birth at 74, and more

Working and feeling awe in strange times

Apr 18

9

1

Your Claude History Could Get You Hired

The end of the painful job search

Apr 15

8

1

3

March 2026

Are Markets for Art Criticism Efficient?

Part 2 of a series on subjectivity

Mar 11

6

2

1

February 2026

Some Book Reviews

Reading week came to a close recently here at the university.

Feb 26

6

3

Rich Gifts Wax Poor When Givers Prove Unkind

Hedonism is wrong or open borders is ineffective altruism

Feb 19

5

1

First Rays of the New Rising Sun

A short story

Feb 17

8

1

1

Is Polymarket Exploitative?

No, even if you should be careful betting on people

Feb 12

9

1

2

The Bucolic Green Pastures of Empiricism

My girlfriend tells me I should care more about current events. Here is another post that has nothing to do with the news. Sorry.

Feb 8

9

7

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January 2026

Why We Can't Talk To Each Other

A diagnosis of politics

Jan 29

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