Sam Bowman on how Works in Progress got started, what's striking about America, and how Britain can get its economic mojo back.

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Show Notes:

Works in Progress

Adam Smith Institute

Articles on street votes:

https://worksinprogress.co/issue/growing-the-growth-coalition/

https://worksinprogress.co/issue/why-britain-doesnt-build/

https://worksinprogress.co/issue/a-place-in-the-sun/

https://www.vpostrel.com/articles/californias-smart-plan-to-let-homeowners-be-homebuilders

The Housing Theory of Everything

Foundations article

Master and Commander series

The Canterbury Tales: A Retelling by Peter Ackroyd

Fabric of Civilization backdrop a gift of Pure Country Weavers

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