Economics

Noticing the Beauty in Ads, Commerce, and Capitalism

Economic activity is often a labor of love ⛩️

Apr 25 • Étienne Fortier-Dubois

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

How Expensive Is Architectural Ornamentation?

“It depends!” 🍍

Mar 22, 2024 • Étienne Fortier-Dubois

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

A Song of Proto-Industrialization

The industrial quasi-revolution of Song dynasty China 🧧

Sep 14, 2023 • Étienne Fortier-Dubois

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

The Industrial Revolution That Almost Was

AWM #85: Everything you never thought of asking about the proto-industrialization of Bengal🥻

Jun 30, 2022 • Étienne Fortier-Dubois

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