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All aboard the pain train
Rising fuel costs aren't currently impacting Americans' need to drive. That begs the question: how much more room is left for households to adapt?
Apr 14
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We've crossed the point of no return
This conversation with veteran investor Bob Moriarty took place just before the tenuous ceasefire in Iran; but the real story didn’t pause with the…
Apr 11
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The toll booth at the end of history
For four centuries, we told ourselves the sea was free. Then someone stood at the narrowest point on earth and asked for payment.
Apr 2
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The Collapse Life catch-up guide: making sense of a year of chaos
Which of our podcasts to listen to — depending on what systems you’re trying to understand.
Dec 27, 2025
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Notes from the edge of civilization: December 21, 2025
Your orgasms are now a dataset; is Putin paralyzing Porsches; come build the cage from the inside; the coping economy is bullish.
Dec 21, 2025
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Notes from the edge of civilization: December 14, 2025
Manhattan luxury real estate heats up; a propane shortage in New Jersey threatens a freeze out; and The Economist's trippy cover prediction for 2026.
Dec 14, 2025
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Notes from the edge of civilization: November 2, 2025
Wars, sky blenders, snakes and psychological berating. What could possibly go wrong?
Nov 2, 2025
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First they came for the pot growers...
Minority Report was supposed to be Hollywood fantasy. Behold! The pre-crime power grid is now reality and your bill is probable cause.
Jul 24, 2025
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Coercion is still coercion, even if it's (supposedly) for the greater good
In 2019, a philosopher argued that global crises demand coercive solutions. Then came 2020 — and we got a glimpse of what that really means.
Jul 8, 2025
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Notes from the edge of civilization: June 8, 2025
SCOTUS scorecard (liberty - 1, free speech - 0); WiFi wins out over wind in your hair; what pizza sales can tell us about the economy and geopolitics.
Jun 8, 2025
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Notes from the edge of civilization: May 11th, 2025
The US Navy's war against itself; a trade school revival meets the robot apocalypse; blackouts coming to a town near you; the housing market's fine …
May 11, 2025
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Notes from the edge of civilization: February 9, 2025
Trump declares war on paper straws; geo-engineering is getting rebranded; zit cream to the White House, stat!
Feb 9, 2025
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