The Elysian | Elle Griffin | Substack

We should own the economy

A new book about the future of capitalism and an invitation to participate in it.

Feb 25 •

The Elysian

The Elysian

Writing about the future of governance, capitalism, & humanity. Researching a book called We Should Own The Economy. Publishing cooperative media projects. Studying utopia.

The future of governance

Should we create more US states?

Inside the growing movement to redraw state lines, and why it might be better for liberals and conservatives alike.

Mar 27 •

US states should have autonomy—like EU countries

All we need to change is taxation.

Mar 19 •

Decouple federal government from nation-states

A world of city-states should join federal governments à la carte.

Mar 11, 2024 •

Cities should manage immigration (not nations)

The Heartland Visa wants to make that happen.

Nov 6, 2023 •

The future of capitalism

How Silicon Valley got rich

And how everyone else can get rich too.

May 28 •

Who should control AI?

Nonprofits aren't our only option.

May 20 •

120 million employee-owners in one generation

We have a moonshot opportunity to make the bottom half richer. Here's how we take it.

May 12 •

The Cooperatist Manifesto that inspired Mondragon

Father José María Arizmendiarrieta didn’t just imagine a better economic system, he built it.

Oct 14, 2024 •

The future of work & leisure

You’d still work if you didn’t have to

But it would feel more like play.

Jul 15, 2024 •

It's time to rethink "retirement"

We should take our retirement like we take our vacation days—whenever we want.

Dec 11, 2023 •

Blue-collar jobs might be the best jobs

Things have changed since your grandpa worked the mines.

Dec 4, 2023 •

Will we return to craftwork?

Our hobbies used to be jobs—in many parts of the world they still are—now we're turning them into jobs again.

Jul 10, 2023 •

The future of art & culture

My TEDx talk about the future of fiction

And publishing.

Jun 16, 2024 •

Could AI make us wise?

An alternative to the internet making us stupid.

Apr 8, 2024 •

What if women created the culture?

Comparing the feminist utopias in Barbieland and Herland.

Aug 7, 2023 •

Will we still have culture in the future?

Or will we become one global culture?

Jul 17, 2023 •

A study of humanist philosophy

Social Development > Self-Development

We need one much more than the other.

Jan 1 •

This Chinese philosopher reformed politics in one generation

Mòzǐ replaced his corrupt government with a humanist one.

Dec 27, 2024 •

Humanism as the future of religion

A belief system for the religious and secular alike.

Jan 1, 2024 •

Humanism is my religion now

Thoughts on living a beautiful life.

Dec 26, 2022 •

A study of utopian literature

How we achieve the borderless future of Terra Ignota

On Ada Palmer’s utopian sci-fi series and an exploration of how we might bring it to life.

Apr 21 •

Do we still want the future desired by the past?

Why three socialist utopian novels are still relevant 100 years later.

Sep 24, 2024 •

Who's qualified to save the world?

Two climate dystopias on our unlikeable saviors.

Jun 27, 2024 •

What if women created the culture?

Comparing the feminist utopias in Barbieland and Herland.

Aug 7, 2023 •

Fiction

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