Ben Landau-Taylor

Where Are We Going? Decay vs Circumvention

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You Can Just Do Things (For Your Friends' Projects)

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Don't Expect Any Gratitude For Fixing Society

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Aug 12 • Ben Landau-Taylor

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July 2026

Historical Perspective Is An Antidote To Cope

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Jul 29 • Ben Landau-Taylor

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There Is No Steady State

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Jul 22 • Ben Landau-Taylor

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Parasite Load

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If You Build It, They Will Come

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The Fourth American Republic

America is going through a period of political dysfunction and decline.

Jul 17 • Ben Landau-Taylor

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Blood Without A Contract

When I read the political philosophers who originated modern liberal morality, Hobbes and Locke, I was struck by how they struggle to account for the…

Jul 15 • Ben Landau-Taylor

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June 2026

SNAP-to-Cash: How food assistance vouchers were traded for cash at the Heart of the City Farmers’ Market

At the Heart of the City Farmers’ Market, Jessica waits in line. She is slouched forward in the characteristic fentanyl fold, supporting her weight by…

Jun 17 • Ben Landau-Taylor

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April 2026

The Lifecycle of an Apocalypse

For as long as any of us have been alive, we have seen an ever-changing series of popular predictions for how industrial technology is about to destroy…

Apr 23 • Ben Landau-Taylor

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December 2025

Carroll Quigley on Western Ideology

The following is an abridged excerpt from Carroll Quigley’s The Evolution of Civilizations. The whole book is worth reading, and regular readers know…

Dec 3, 2025 • Ben Landau-Taylor

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