Government by corporation should make libertarians’ hair stand on end
I have certain, sensible libertarian tendencies. I am just enough interested in history to know that the government has frequently been as harmful as it … Read More
Design Superpowers
I have some esoteric and wide interests, particularly in history. I am currently reading a book I quite enjoy on the history of trees in … Read More
The Death of Design
Nathan Beck: If you call yourself a designer and—be honest with yourself—the bulk of your role has been the production of flat pictures of user … Read More
The dovetail joint
Guy Jenkins on craft: There is a joint in woodworking called the dovetail. It requires no glue. No screws. Just two pieces of wood cut … Read More
Can we agree for a moment that “good enough” is rarely good enough?
There are words and phrases that make my skin crawl. “Premium” is one such word, when describing anything other than gasoline but in particular food. … Read More