Dec 31, 2020Redistribution Isn’t EnoughWhat support for Trumpism suggests about the limits of our prevailing political theories. — Designing a City On a Hill Imagine for a moment that you and a group of strangers are asked to design a set of rules that will govern the city in which you’ll live. Except there’s a catch: while deciding on these rules you don’t know whether you’ll be rich…Political Philosophy7 min readPolitical Philosophy7 min read
Apr 5, 2020Member-onlyThe Public OptionDigital monopolies are killing local news. Is public funding the only way to save it? — I. They Came All the Way from Tokyo Although the front page of the Warroad Pioneer rarely featured a story bigger than one involving the local high school or city government, in May 2019, the newspaper itself was the news. After 121 years of serving Warroad, Minnesota, a small city…Local News22 min readLocal News22 min read
