Making sense of transformations in higher education & other important social institutions.

Let's build a better future for internationalization together. Reality-tested and rooted in progress.

Professional transit planner here to talk about transit planning and the social forces that shape our daily lives.

Good governing isn't about finding middle compromises for opposing views, but about blending the best solutions, even if they seem to clash. Industrial & Market Policy, Government Ops. & Quality, Urbanism (YIMBYism), Family Policy (Pronatalism), etc

Personal musings of a designer/builder operating at the frontiers of historic preservation, green building, affordable housing and community design.

A newsletter about my writing on economics. Specifically, my forthcoming book, HATE THE GAME: an exploration of the uses of game theory and behavioral economics to win in career and life (University of Chicago Press, April 2025.)

Citizens build cities.

News at the intersection of Artificial Intelligence, technology and business including Op-Eds, research summaries, guest contributions and valuable info about A.I. startups.

Traditionalism, sustainability, localism, urbanism.

The Substack home of Charles Marohn, founder and president of Strong Towns.

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