Essays
It's obvious why we hate social media
We need better internet platforms. We're already building them.
102 13
Decentralize America: The case for cities that don't need Washington
Cities should be richer than the federal government. Mayors should matter more than the president.
92 19
An indigenous nation just built a better city than California Forever
We should build more cities. But they should benefit residents, not just developers.
92
Singapore: Where your home loses value & everyone's better off
Singapore solved private property by making it worthless over time.
92
Cities should own their land—like Vienna and Amsterdam
Land autonomy beats governance autonomy every time.
92
San Francisco should be profitable—instead property owners are
Or how the Gilded Age screwed American cities and how we can reverse it.
92
Ebenezer Howard built a better city than the government
That time a group of investors built the welfare city London couldn't.
92
Cadbury built a city for workers—then gave it to them
It's still community-owned 100 years later.
92
The Scottish island that bought itself
100 residents now own the island they live on—not some billionaire.
92 24
Land should be a public good—not just private property
An introduction by the Center for Land Economics.
92 22
We could return three continents of land to the wild
And create an interspecies future that benefits humans and ecologies alike.
71 35
Building an operating system for Earth
How we went from an architecture of collapse to a simulation for survival
71 2
How much of the planet should we harm for our comfort?
Becky Chambers’ gentle sci-fi on the right amount of carbon, AC, airplanes, and yachts.
71 12
Maybe an exowomb is better than pregnancy
The Pod Generation’s near-future satire pits nature against technology. Which is the better curator?
71 7
