Archive - Snapshots

Why is flying not sexy anymore?

A short-ish political history of airline regulation in the United States and what we can learn from it

Dec 10, 2023 •

May 2023

Notes on US-China relations from a historical perspective

May 28, 2023 •

Beli: Food for thought

Breaking down how a restaurant-ranking app works shows us the general principles of vertical social networks

May 14, 2023 •

April 2023

The Roundup: Q1 2023 Edition

What I've been up to the last few months

Apr 23, 2023 •

Why people are wrong about the new Substack social network

Apr 16, 2023 •

Who Watches the Watchmen

The rise and fall of the Chevron Doctrine

Apr 9, 2023 •

January 2023

Lobbying, Emotions, and Diamonds

How Fred Rogers can help us think about authenticity in the age of generative AI

Jan 22, 2023 •

What I've been reading and watching

Jan 1, 2023 •

December 2021

Draft No. 4, Library e-books, and Still Walking

Plus a prelude to next week's essay

Dec 13, 2021 •

Spotify Un(wrapped)

Spotify's evolving business model, format hype, and a lesson on focus

Dec 5, 2021 •

November 2021

Looking back, and ahead: World Wars, DAOs, and Writing

Coming back to a weekly cadence

Nov 28, 2021 •

September 2021

Crevices in the Rock

The resiliency and importance of Brick & Mortar stores in today's retail environment

Sep 19, 2021 •

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