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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 • 
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How Expensive Is Architectural Ornamentation?
“It depends!” 🍍
Mar 22, 2024 • 
Étienne Fortier-Dubois
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1980s Jane Jacobs on Cities, States, and City-States
A review of ‘Cities and the Wealth of Nations’ and ‘The Question of Separatism’ 🏙️
Sep 21, 2023 • 
Étienne Fortier-Dubois
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A Song of Proto-Industrialization
The industrial quasi-revolution of Song dynasty China 🧧
Sep 14, 2023 • 
Étienne Fortier-Dubois
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The Inevitable, Awkward Post About Money
I'm turning paid subscriptions on, hopefully it won't make everything weird! 💰
Mar 2, 2023 • 
Étienne Fortier-Dubois
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The Industrial Revolution That Almost Was
AWM #85: Everything you never thought of asking about the proto-industrialization of Bengal🥻
Jun 30, 2022 • 
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