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  1. Episode · Jul 16, 2026

    Is there any “oligarchy” to fight? (opens the original)

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    This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.slowboring.com I respect the power of a good slogan as much as the next guy. And clearly the “Fighting Oligarchy” tour that Bernie Sanders headlined last year resonated with lots of people. Even outside the Sanders factions, we’ve seen Amy Klobuchar warn of a MAGA “broligarchy” that threatens America. What’s more, oligarchy discourse has been a live topic for a long time. I remember that back in 2014 write-ups of a political scien

  2. Episode · Jul 9, 2026

    Jane Jacobs’s urbanism without economics (opens the original)

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    This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.slowboring.com I grew up in New York City in the 1980s and 1990s. Specifically, I grew up in Greenwich Village. My dad was a novelist, and my mom was a graphic designer and an artist. Lots of their friends were eccentric Village artists and intellectuals. In that milieu, Jane Jacobs was an icon. She saved the Village from Robert Moses and also explained what made dense urban neighborhoods great. So I knew all about her and her wor

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