Maximum Progress

The Timeless Way of Building

Christopher Alexander on the design of cities and homes

Jan 16 • Maxwell Tabarrok

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November 2025

The Florida Japan-handle

Culture, Urbanism, History and Geology in Oahu, Hawaii

Nov 13, 2025 • Maxwell Tabarrok

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October 2025

Does Economics Flip-flop on the Minimum Wage?

Econ 101, 102, and the minimum wage

Oct 22, 2025 • Maxwell Tabarrok

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One Battle After Another as Biden Era Centrism

Paul Thomas Anderson's newest film is a paean to moderate leftism

Oct 8, 2025 • Maxwell Tabarrok

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August 2025

Should We Have Kept The American Empire?

Arguments Against Renouncing Empire

Aug 30, 2025 • Maxwell Tabarrok

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Is Air Travel Getting Worse?

More delays, fewer accidents, and lower prices

Aug 11, 2025 • Maxwell Tabarrok

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July 2025

AI Copyright Cases Will Shape the Future

OR: Intellectual Property isn't About Property

Jul 24, 2025 • Maxwell Tabarrok

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Notes On Northern Italy

Why Italy is less woke than Germany and other observations

Jul 10, 2025 • Maxwell Tabarrok

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June 2025

Does CPS Investigate One Third of All Children in the US?

And what, if anything, should be done?

Jun 27, 2025 • Maxwell Tabarrok

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The Puzzle of Historical Preservation

Pretty old buildings

Jun 13, 2025 • Maxwell Tabarrok

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May 2025

Evolutionary Models of Fertility

Fertility rates have been falling all around the world for decades.

May 30, 2025 • Maxwell Tabarrok

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How to Find Ancient Assyrian Cities Using Economics

The coolest trade econ paper I know

May 23, 2025 • Maxwell Tabarrok

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