Slow Boring — Archive

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Thursday Thread
Mancur Olson at the end of history
The West can win while barely trying
Wednesday Thread
We need to find ways to do faster clinical research
We have a new, faster way to test Covid-19 treatments — why doesn't the NIH use it?
Tuesday Thread
Thursday Thread
What was the popularism debate?
An attempt to reboot a tedious conversation
Matt's Mailbox
The bizarre myth that Ancient Greeks couldn't see blue
Don't overrate the power of language to shape minds
Sunday Thread
Saturday Thread
Friday Thread
Best supporting mailbag
Chicago transit, varieties of Oreos, what to do with the RFK site, and D.C.'s best vanished bar
Thursday Thread
How natural gas powers renewables