The World of Edrith

Reeves in Zugzwang

Incremental politics no longer works

Nov 15 • 

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Smartphones: Content or Medium?

Two distinct theories of social media harm

Nov 1 • 

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October 2025

The Progressive Left has a Rule of Law Problem

This week's attacks on Michael Ben-Gad and Alice Sullivan are only the latest example

Oct 26 • 

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On the Stupidity of Carer's Allowance

Infinite marginal tax rates are a bad idea, actually

Oct 18 • 

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September 2025

Three Years of Blogging

Politics, public policy, books and miscellany.

Sep 30 • 

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Geography is not Destiny

Small countries can - but don't always - economically outperform their larger neighbours

Sep 26 • 

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Thoughts in Brief: Political lies, Internships and Memetic traps

Experimenting with a new format.

Sep 18 • 

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The Fallacy of the 'Average'

It doesn't matter to most policy debates what the return is on the 'average' graduate or immigrant. What matters is the marginal return.

Sep 14 • 

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August 2025

August Archives

Or; What I wrote when no-one was reading it

Aug 31 • 

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We too, are elves

Reflections on falling birthrates and 'the Little Golden Age'

Aug 25 • 

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Book Review: Five classics, of a sort

In which I read five books so that you don't have to

Aug 15 • 

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How to Reduce Fare Evasion

The case for a lottery for those who tap in

Aug 8 • 

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