Short dispatches, observations, photos, and on‑the‑ground reporting.
Field Notes
Socialism doesn’t fail because its goals are unworthy, but because its architecture cannot carry the weight. Even with zero national debt, the incentives, demographics, and erosion of the small world make the system unsustainable
Foundational Essays
A cold war isn’t defined by weapons, it’s defined by temperature. And for those of us who lived through the first one, the atmosphere of today feels eerily familiar: the tension, the near-misses, the thinning middle. But this time, the small world is gone and that changes everything.
Field Notes
A fire department was told not to fight fires. A water system couldn’t supply water. A town discovered that the institutions it assumed were solid were, in fact, hollow.
Field Notes
Repair begins with attention, not outrage or spectacle, but quiet, steady noticing. Field Notes exists to cultivate the discipline of observation and reflection in an age of distraction, helping readers see the patterns beneath the noise.