From the New World

Exploring a Classically Liberal framework to guide AI policy. Published in association with the AI and Progress Project at the Mercatus Center at George Mason University. Views are the authors' own.

Crafting America's rise from ruin.

My personal Substack. Personal views only. Actually, not even personal views. I don't even know what my personal views are anymore. It doesn't matter. Read anyway!

The science and politics of mental health

This is a blog on why we believe and do what we do, why we pretend otherwise, how we might do better, and what our descendants might do, if they don't all die.

Thoughts on immigration, economics, social science, public policy, and book reviews

Imperfect takes with uncertain payoff

Psychology, evolution, complexity, mythology, and the meaning crisis.

Ideas for a future worth wanting. Trying to widen the Overton Window with social science, philosophy, and cultural commentary.

Caplan and Candor

Human nature, psychology, social class, luxury beliefs, and more.

gonzo journalism in the age of AGI

We read the Internet all day so you don't have to.

A world made of gears. Doing both speed premium short term updates and long term world model building. Explorations include AI, policy, rationality, Covid and medicine, strategy games and game design, and more.

Intelligence-grade analysis of key industries, organizations, and live players.

thoughts on technology and security

Energy, finance, and the economy at-large | subscription details posted on our About page

improving social epistemology, rewarding reasoned discourse

cool but rude

This is a song about culture wars, futurism, apocalypta, and gun math.

Supporting research on how ideology and policy contribute to social and scientific progress.

Foreign policy, American politics, and social science

Conversations on genetics, history, politics, books, culture and evolution

Mapping the future

Discover how to use AI for better writing, thinking, and creativity.

I ask the most interesting people the most interesting questions

A portal to the next regime

Economics and other interesting stuff

Explorations and inquiries into my curiosities: culture, politics, tech, business, and human nature