The Sun When It Is Behind Translucent Clouds, Pale, Moon-Like, and Painless to Gaze Upon

A naming attempt ⚪️

Jan 17 • Étienne Fortier-Dubois

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December 2025

Full Saturation

Quick review of a colorful year 🎨

Dec 30, 2025 • Étienne Fortier-Dubois

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The Capitals of the G7 Countries, Ranked

On the occasion of having finally been to all of them

Dec 16, 2025 • Étienne Fortier-Dubois

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November 2025

Atlas of Links #3

May–November 2025

Nov 23, 2025 • Étienne Fortier-Dubois

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Book Review: Mozart the Performer

In which I write about a musicology book out of friendship 🎼

Nov 12, 2025 • Étienne Fortier-Dubois

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Electoral Choice from the Point of View of the Ethical Trinity

Mapping utilitarianism, deontology, and virtue ethics to the ways of picking who I'll vote for, because why not

Nov 1, 2025 • Étienne Fortier-Dubois

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October 2025

We Need Polycentric Cultures of Progress

Progress studies must eventually expand to countries outside the Anglosphere

Oct 14, 2025 • Étienne Fortier-Dubois

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September 2025

Cultural Evolution Works in Not-So-Mysterious Yet Often Misunderstood Ways

It's easy to underrate it, but I'm here to help!

Sep 27, 2025 • Étienne Fortier-Dubois

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An Adventure in Smoke Detection

Join me in trying to vet one particular extremely niche fact! 🚬

Sep 9, 2025 • Étienne Fortier-Dubois

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August 2025

The Color of the Future

A history of blue 🦋

Aug 26, 2025 • Étienne Fortier-Dubois

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Why Did Nobody Tell Me ‘Atlas Shrugged’ Was This Good

And the one major flaw that almost destroys its entire project 🚉

Aug 11, 2025 • Étienne Fortier-Dubois

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July 2025

Tech Tree Updates and Similar Projects

With credit to other tech macrohistory enthusiasts

Jul 28, 2025 • Étienne Fortier-Dubois

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