American Dreaming: Inheritance, Responsibility, the Future

The Algorithm

A companion to "Who Owns the Sentient Sun?" The first essay asked who owns the abundance. This one asks who gets to decide.

Jul 21

A Seed Round for an Ownership Economy

Nan Ransohoff’s The Third Wave of American Philanthropy has made the rounds among philanthropists, investors, and politicians.

Jul 13

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Thank you

A note of appreciation, on the morning SpaceX joined the Nasdaq-100

Jul 7

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Enough

“We want social returns, as well as financial ones.” — Sister Nora Nash, Sisters of St.

Jul 3

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June 2026

Who Owns the Sentient Sun?

A reply to a16z’s “SpaceX & the Sentient Sun.”

Jun 25

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Mayday

MAYDAY — the international voice distress signal, from the French m’aidez: “help me.”

Jun 18

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Rednecks

The Army

Jun 3

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May 2026

Metro

My dad joined the Washington Metropolitan Transit Authority, or Metro, in 1976, the year I was born.

May 28

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The Residual Claimant

In the summer of 2025, a BBC crew drove to Ganzhou in China to interview a farmer named Huang Xiaocong.

May 21

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April 2026

Waterline

The Last Supper

Apr 13

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March 2026

America the Brittle

Essay II in our Foundational series

Mar 20

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The Choice None Of Us Made

The following is a guest post to American Dreaming by Second Vane, an expert on the frontier of AI.

Mar 15

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