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• Note·Meta

  Notes on Method

  Why this publication cites everything, refuses team colours, and posts long-form essays instead of takes.

  Apr 10, 2026·1min read
• Case Study·Case Study

  Case Study: California's Permit Trap

  A single state's housing-permit pipeline as a worked example of what 'institutional friction is the product' actually means in practice.

  Mar 28, 2026·2min read
• Review·Institutions

  Review: Why Nothing Works

  Marc Dunkelman's 2024 book reads as a Rosetta Stone for the developed-world stagnation. A review with reservations.

  Mar 14, 2026·2min read
• Essay·Distribution

  The Rentier Decade

  What happens to a society when the rate of return on holding things outpaces the rate of return on making things, for fifteen years running.

  Mar 4, 2026·2min read