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    The Stochastic Parrot and the Armchair Progressive

    The Stochastic Parrot and the Armchair Progressive

    On AI, the commodification of thought, and why the machine that embodies the problem might also illuminate the argument.

    May 13, 2026
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    The Stuff of Dreams and Exploitation: The Reckoning

    The Stuff of Dreams and Exploitation: The Reckoning

    In which we examine what happens when the phantasmagoria fails.

    May 12, 2026
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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
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    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
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    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
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    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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