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I set out to write a rebuttal to Travis Corcoran’s three-part essay on land use and zoning. But as I read his arguments,...
03/25/2025

I set out to write a rebuttal to Travis Corcoran’s three-part essay on land use and zoning. But as I read his arguments, I found plenty I do agree with—so let’s call this article a critique rather than a full-throated denunciation. I won’t pretend to be deeply versed in 17th-century English common law, nor am I the most fastidious land-use liberalization wonk....

I set out to write a rebuttal to Travis Corcoran’s three-part essay on land use and zoning. But as I read his arguments, I found plenty I do agree with—so let’s call this article a critique rather than a full-throated denunciation. I won’t pretend to be deeply versed in 17th-century English ...

In the 1970s, the French Canadians bulldozed a few Inuit tribes off huge swathes of sub-Arctic land in order to make way...
12/22/2024

In the 1970s, the French Canadians bulldozed a few Inuit tribes off huge swathes of sub-Arctic land in order to make way for what was the largest hydroelectric project in the world at the time. This was the James Bay project, located 600 miles north of Montreal. Construction ensued several phases over 20 years, but when it was all said and done, the series of dams created a power capacity of 15 Gigawatts, which is the equivalent of 13 Seabrook nuclear reactors....

In the 1970s, the French Canadians bulldozed a few Inuit tribes off huge swathes of sub-Arctic land in order to make way for what was the largest hydroelectric project in the world at the time. This was the James Bay project, located 600 miles north of Montreal. Construction ensued several phases ov...

I was an Evernote evangelist for 15 years and I was a paying user for 10 years. Evernote was ahead of it's time. It was ...
12/13/2024

I was an Evernote evangelist for 15 years and I was a paying user for 10 years. Evernote was ahead of it's time. It was a notes app, freeform database, and web archive tool. It even had optical character recognition 15 years before any other mainstream app, meaning you could search the text within an attached image. I used Evernote to archive web pages, recipes, birthday gifts, receipts, random songs on the radio—before cell coverage and Shazam were reliable....

I was an Evernote evangelist for 15 years and I was a paying user for 10 years. Evernote was ahead of it's time. It was a notes app, freeform database, and web archive tool. It even had optical character recognition 15 years before any other mainstream app, meaning you could search the text within a...

Dom Luís I Bridge in Porto The Iberian Peninsula is a major region of Europe that I had not been to prior to last month....
12/06/2024

Dom Luís I Bridge in Porto The Iberian Peninsula is a major region of Europe that I had not been to prior to last month. It has a much slower pace than that of France, Germany, and England, but there is much to be appreciated. I spent 10 days total in Europe on this trip: 5 days in Porto and 5 days in Madrid....

The Iberian Peninsula is a major region of Europe that I had not been to prior to last month. It has a much slower pace than that of France, Germany, and England, but there is much to be appreciated. I spent 10 days total in Europe on this trip: 5 days in Porto and 5

When you walk down any street in the Netherlands you never feel claustrophobic, yet the Netherlands is the most densely ...
11/29/2024

When you walk down any street in the Netherlands you never feel claustrophobic, yet the Netherlands is the most densely populated country in the western world—not including micro-states. Zoom in even more, Amsterdam is one of the most prominent cities in Europe, yet the urban experience when you walk around doesn't feel anymore overwhelming than that of Portsmouth, NH. The streets are lined with narrow brick four-story buildings with cheese shops at ground level and apartments above....

When you walk down any street in the Netherlands you never feel claustrophobic, yet the Netherlands is the most densely populated country in the western world—not including micro-states. Zoom in even more, Amsterdam is one of the most prominent cities in Europe, yet the urban experience when you w...

Why do so many libertarians hate trains? It's like hating guns or free beer. Dagney Taggert would like to have a word. S...
06/25/2024

Why do so many libertarians hate trains? It's like hating guns or free beer. Dagney Taggert would like to have a word. So, let’s talk about why trains and urbanization are wicked awesome. First off, did you know a double-tracked rail line can move as many people as an 8-lane highway? That's right! That’d be like squeezing Chris Christie and Lizzo into a smart car—ridiculously efficient and a bit hard to believe, but it’s true!...

Why do so many libertarians hate trains? It’s like hating guns or free beer. Dagney Taggert would like to have a word. So, let’s talk about why trains and urbanization are wicked awesome. First off, did you know a double-tracked rail line can move as many people as an 8-lane highway? That’s ri...

Total Eclipse on Back Lake Totality was an experience like none other. At the beginning of the month, I rented a cabin w...
04/28/2024

Total Eclipse on Back Lake Totality was an experience like none other. At the beginning of the month, I rented a cabin with friends at Tall Timber Lodge in Pittsburg, NH, at the tippy top of the state, where New Hampshire, Quebec, and Maine all meet. We spent the weekend driving around Northern NH and the Eastern Townships of Quebec (Estrie), which I will describe more after I talk about the eclipse....

Totality was an experience like none other. At the beginning of the month, I rented a cabin with friends at Tall Timber Lodge in Pittsburg, NH, at the tippy top of the state, where New Hampshire, Quebec, and Maine all meet. We spent the weekend driving around Northern NH and the Eastern Townships of...

Newport & Portland: two weekends, two highlightsA thread ⛵️
12/15/2023

Newport & Portland: two weekends, two highlights

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I’ve had a busy last couple months. Started a new role within my company and haven’t had as much time as I wanted to reflect and write, so I’ll keep this one brief. I did a work trip out to San Francisco and Napa in September that I’ll hopefully write about when I have a… Continue reading ...

When I was younger, I used to find myself debating people more often than I do now. As I've gotten older the more I real...
09/27/2023

When I was younger, I used to find myself debating people more often than I do now. As I've gotten older the more I realize that it's extraordinarily difficult to change people's minds. I've found that the best form of persuasion is leading by example. When I'm in the ideological minority of a group, I've learned to hold back my thoughts, but if someone asks my opinion on an issue, I'll provide an honest answer....

When I was younger, I used to find myself debating people more often than I do now. As I’ve gotten older the more I realize that it’s extraordinarily difficult to change people’s minds. I’ve found that the best form of persuasion is leading by example. When I’m in the ideological minority ...

PorcFest XX in reviewA thread 🦔
07/01/2023

PorcFest XX in review

A thread 🦔

I zipped thru Franconia Notch last week descending into the Great North Woods. The weather, scenery, and culture largely change in New Hampshire as you pass thru the Notch. Some would say it’s like entering into Shangri-La. More accurately during the second-to-last week of June, it’s like enteri...

I had the pleasure of driving to Sunapee on Friday afternoon last week amongst the onslaught of northbound weekend traff...
06/01/2023

I had the pleasure of driving to Sunapee on Friday afternoon last week amongst the onslaught of northbound weekend traffic. The Everett Turnpike in New Hampshire has two express lanes for E-Zpass vehicles to bypass the traditional toll booths. The irony was that the normal toll booth lanes had little to no traffic, while the express lane was a parking lot....

I had the pleasure of driving to Sunapee on Friday afternoon last week amongst the onslaught of northbound weekend traffic. The Everett Turnpike in New Hampshire has two express lanes for E-Zpass vehicles to bypass the traditional toll booths. The irony was that the normal toll booth lanes had littl...

Planes, trains, & automobiles: a student travels thru EuropeA thread 🏔🚂🛩
05/18/2023

Planes, trains, & automobiles: a student travels thru Europe

A thread 🏔🚂🛩

Originally published in the Concordiensis on 2014-11-06. I’m currently on a plane going from Basel, Switzerland, to London, England, for a layover back to France. Below me, the Rhine River winds by misty hillsides in this region where the German, Swiss and French borders meet. It’s the end of a ...

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