- Illiberal democracy seems to mean that Hungarian politicians can sell residency for cash
- Power is diffusing. Thus, there’s a need for more governance, at all levels of society
- The geography (rural vs urban vs suburban) of America’s divisions
- Surfers, property rights, the commons and gentrification in San Francisco
- What’s killing Americans? A primer on fentanyl
- Cooperation varies as water does, as a solid, liquid or vapor
- Sure, “try everything” to counter climate change, but not every idea is a good one
- The IMF has a special issue on digitalization and crypto (including this gem to “tax crypto”, this history of the pros/cons of fiat money, and LaGuarde’s wisdom on wait and see.
- Saving Curitiba and Vancouver from [excess] cars and roads
- A long look at Coke’s attempt to be “water neutral.” I think the journalist is a little too harsh on the company, given the massive issues with water management at larger scales, but it’s a good exposé of corporate and activist failures to understand water’s complexity. One big mistake: blaming Coke for the footprint of its supply chain when the real blame for “water use” falls with the consumers of the products.