Three principles for everything that appears here.
Cite or shut up
Every empirical claim in every essay must link to a primary source with an access date. Where the source is paywalled, a public mirror or summary will be provided. Where the claim is qualitative or interpretive, that will be stated explicitly. The currency this publication trades in is traceability.
Tables that aggregate multiple sources will be reproduced inline, not screenshot from a PDF. Reproducibility beats fidelity to the original layout.
No team colours
The argument is not that one political faction is right. The argument is that the institutional configuration is broken in ways that cut across the partisan map. Posts here will defend conclusions, not parties. Where this requires criticising one’s own side, it will be done.
Long form, low frequency
Essays here are 5,000-15,000 words. They are released when finished, not on a schedule. There is no “hot take” surface area, no daily publication rhythm, no engagement-bait headline. Readers who want that have it abundantly elsewhere.
If a piece is published, it has been sat on for at least two weeks between draft and release.