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    PIG IRON 3: Alienation, or Why He Feels Like a Tourist at Home

    PIG IRON 3: Alienation, or Why He Feels Like a Tourist at Home

    Essays in Dignity and Political Economy. Part 3: In which we explore the defining contradiction: Alienation

    May 10, 2026
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    PIG IRON 2: The Rise and Fall of Neo-Liberalism

    PIG IRON 2: The Rise and Fall of Neo-Liberalism

    Essays in Dignity and Political Economy. Part 2: In which we attempt to explain what Neo-Liberalism got right and why it has all gone wrong.

    May 10, 2026
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    The Stuff of Dreams and Exploitation: The White Marble Lie

    The Stuff of Dreams and Exploitation: The White Marble Lie

    In which we confront the ugly truth that lies beneath.

    May 10, 2026
  • Aesthetics Architecture Britain Cathedrals Christianity Church Dissolution Doubt England Gothic History Medieval Monasteries Nationhood Vaulting
    A History of British Architecture: Gothic Britain c. 1150 to 1540

    A History of British Architecture: Gothic Britain c. 1150 to 1540

    A meander through the history of British Architecture by era. Part 5 The Gothic.

    May 8, 2026
  • Alienation Anxiety Authority Capitalism Credit Debt Economics Finance Government Ideology Information Justice Money Philosophy Political Economy Politics Technology
    PIG IRON 1: How Money Works

    PIG IRON 1: How Money Works

    Essays in Dignity and Political Economy. Part 1: In which we attempt to explain what money is.

    April 21, 2026
  • Alienation Anxiety Authority Capitalism Economics Finance Government Ideology Information Justice Philosophy Political Economy Politics Technology
    PIG IRON 0: What This Is

    PIG IRON 0: What This Is

    Essays in Dignity and Political Economy. Part 0: In which we explain what this is for.

    April 21, 2026
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    The Stuff of Dreams and Exploitation: From Lapis Lazuli to Louis Vuitton

    The Stuff of Dreams and Exploitation: From Lapis Lazuli to Louis Vuitton

    In which we trace the history of luxury.

    April 21, 2026
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    Cymbeline: Shakespeare and the Search for National Identity

    Cymbeline: Shakespeare and the Search for National Identity

    A diversion in which we examine Shakespeare’s Cymbeline and its commentary on the conception of British nationhood.

    April 21, 2026
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    The Norman Paradox, Continued: Sicily and the Problem of Italian Nationhood

    The Norman Paradox, Continued: Sicily and the Problem of Italian Nationhood

    A short diversion into the (non)-impact of Norman Sicily on Italian nationhood.

    April 20, 2026
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    On How This Works

    On How This Works

    A note on methodology aka a shout out to Claude.

    April 20, 2026
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