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Progress and old cookbooks
On post-war America, living standards in Argentina, and the lessons of yesterday's strange entrees
15 hrs ago
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Brian Gongol
Shredded libraries
On source code, due-date slips, and the track record of words in the digital age
May 12
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Brian Gongol
$11.80 an acre
On Ted Turner, Nebraska wildfires, and the crisis of talking about 25-year problems with people who have TikTok attention spans
May 11
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Brian Gongol
Magic numbers
On layoffs, five-star generals, and the implicit hazard in reducing headcount by saying goodbye to the most experienced workers
May 10
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Brian Gongol
Leadership hanging by a string
On bribery, The Death of Stalin, and why there should be some wider alarm about the purges inside the upper echelons of China's military
May 9
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Brian Gongol
An insider steps outside
On Pope John Paul II's anti-Communism, the flattening of global culture, and what having a Pope from Chicago could mean in the longer term
May 8
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Brian Gongol
Read all about it
On technology adoption rates, where Gannett gets its profits, and what happens as print newspapers fade away
May 7
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Brian Gongol
Community-centric universities
On baby busts, the sheepskin effect, and why a former US Senator is on the right track about changes needed in higher education
May 4
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Brian Gongol
The long and imperfect in-between
On youthful activism, reform, and the difficulties of mapping out a way to a better future
May 3
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Brian Gongol
Militant body language
On intemperate remarks, dark alleys, and the signals sent by troop deployments
May 2
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Brian Gongol
Tired parents telling tales
On prompt engineering, bedtime stories, and why it's a mistake to ignore the fables of yesteryear
May 1
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Brian Gongol
April 2026
Too much rain? Use less water.
On Chicago rivers, increasing complexity, and the need to ask for complete instructions
Apr 30
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Brian Gongol
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