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As someone who is aligned with these general politics, I would strongly encourage folks working towards a "post-capitalist" world to start by clearly and explicitly stating what th…

The article isn't great but your analysis is probably worse. No per Capita analysis? No income analysis? Only two cities? This is actually a challenging question to answer. Thankfu…

Urbanists disagree that more VMT is inherently good. VMT is good because of why people make trips - see their family, go to work, shop etc. The alternative isn't eliminating those …

SVB is actually an inverse example of that hypotheses. The biggest depositors added pressure on the bank to be more risky.

I honestly can't tell if this reply is satire.

There's not really a lesson here about running a start-up for founders. However there's definitely a lesson here about how societies work that Silicon Valley could better internali…

The is the most "smoking gun" explanation that I've seen of how everyday corruption caused this. However, I'd love to see a follow that confirms the law resulted in a change in bon…

You think banks putting money in bonds is gambling? If so, how do you suggest banks make money?

I personally want to live in a country where 40,000+ people don't die from traffic violence every year. I also think the subjective enforcement of laws by uniformed officers has a …

TBC I'm not talking about voting. I'm talking about strengthening social ties. In a disaster scenario, being engaged in a strong community that looks out for each other is much mor…

It's always been remarkable to me that preppers are more focused on guns and safe houses than working to strengthen civil society.

Is your "privacy stolen" when you register your vehicle? If you were so worried about privacy you wouldn't have a vehicle. Just admit you don't have a problem with privacy. You hav…

"People don't want their movement tracked" "Any officer can clock their speed" At least have the integrity and honesty to admit you just don't want to pay tickets for speeding or p…

People who obscure their license plates should have their cars impounded and licenses revoked. If you don't think traffic enforcement applies to you, you're welcome to use transit,…

Worse than useless. It likely impacts election outcomes.

Owners discover they can make more money by changing what they own. Idiots with a column discover they can make more money by stoking culture war outrage. It's like a perpetual pro…

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Tell me more about the scientific evidence that Democrats ignore when it comes to race?

Came here to say this. It's so obvious and the downstream political implications are hugely positive.

The research in this link isn't about whether or not people's behavior becomes emotional when encountering disagreement. But it's certainly interesting that takeaway is the top com…

Seems pretty clear the goal is to create a cult of subservience at Twitter.

So he's getting credit for predicting high inflation in 2020?

Let's not forget they also colluded to prevent poaching and still have employees sign illegal non-competes.

Please don't "equate fun with money" says the executive with the multi-million dollar compensation package. I don't even disagree, it's just hilarious coming from a CEO of one of t…