James Brown Feels Good (About Weatherization)
One of the weirder things I’ve come across in the past year– apart from Soviet Cookiemonster, our second-most viewed post
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Unto The Flame: Managing A Literal Dumpster Fire
The end of 2020 (and my second-to-last-ever quarter in school) provided a good opportunity to think about all of the awful things we wanted to send off into the fire– literally.
Read moreBook Review: The Firm – The Story of McKinsey and Its Secret Influence on American Business (2014)
MCKINSEY. EVERY B-SCHOOL BRO KNOWS THE NAME. Many more Americans learned the name after facing the presidential prospects of a
Read moreYesterday Proves That Americans Value The State More Than The People
That the President rallied his supporters to commit a violent act of sedition and insurrection was apparently a bridge too far even for most of his staunchest supporters. What’s a bit less clear is the nostalgic affinity for the US Capitol as a metaphor, given how this administration had already gleefully shredded so many strong and respected American traditions before yesterday.
Read moreBook Review: Leading with AI and Analytics
Nat reviews a new book, Leading with AI and Analytics: Build Your Data Science IQ to Drive Business Value, by Eric Anderson and Florian Zettelmeyer of Northwestern University’s Kellogg School.
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Why The “Gun Registration Will Lead To Confiscation” Trope Is Ridiculous
Gun registration is a proposal that has gained little traction because of a widespread fear that it would result in guns being confiscated. There’s little evidence to suggest that such fears are warranted. But there’s also a good body of evidence suggesting that, well, the government probably knows who has guns already.
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Outdoor Dining? This Is A Building With Four Walls And A Roof!
Restauranteurs are finding it hard to figure out how to adapt to the winter months.
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An Artist Received A Lucrative Commission To Paint A Soviet Mural Of Cookie Monster. The Patron Wasn’t The Building Owner.
A strange tale from Peoria, Illinois involving an angry building owner, a mysterious art commission, and a mural.
Read moreHandbuilt: Gratitude and Resilience In The Strangest Year On Record
LAST NIGHT, MY PARTNER AND I SAT AT THE DINING TABLE THAT CAME INCLUDED WITH OUR 1895 HOUSE in Southwest
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Oh, It’s A Coup All Right– They’re Just Really Bad At It.
US President Donald Trump, in refusing to concede the election, is essentially amounting to a coup. Given the limited amount of competency of the administration, it alone is perhaps not terribly concerning– unless, you know, we combine this with the chaos created by COVID, and the threat of state violence.
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