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Sep 24, 2026
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  1. Issue · Sep 24, 2026

    Read/Watched/Listened/Ate: Deliberation and Trade-Offs (opens the original)

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    <img alt="Effectiveness & Efficiency: Random Reflections on Health Services : Cochrane, A L: Amazon.co.uk: Books" class="sizing-normal" height="379.05263157894734" src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!DJTu!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/

  2. Issue · Sep 18, 2026

    Read/Watched/Listened/Ate: Keeping the Faith (opens the original)

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    <img alt="Image of Liberalism As a Way of Life Lefebvre, Alexandre [New] [Hardcover]" class="sizing-normal" height="336.0769230769231" src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Ge9q!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media

  3. Issue · Sep 10, 2026

    Read/Watched/Listened/Ate: Philosophy matters? (opens the original)

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    A couple of notices this week:Coefficient Giving, where I work, is now on Substack. One of the best things about my job is how interesting and insightful my colleagues are, and you should follow CG to get their views on global health and development, artificial intelligence, philanthropy and politics, and much else. You should also read Ruth Jones MP’s piece for Labour List

  4. Issue · Sep 3, 2026

    Read/Watched/Listened/Ate: Anti-cynical realism (opens the original)

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    <img alt="" class="sizing-normal" height="472.8736263736264" src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!OX86!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fda87a81f-2b1a-4137-9b26-6870d6ad34

  5. Issue · Aug 26, 2026

    Read/Watched/Listened/Ate: Going Back in Time (opens the original)

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