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The Human, Mined

Essays that take one belief apart at a time, and follow the question wherever it leads.

“I have not already decided where this will end. I will go wherever it leads me.”

Start with the first essay: What If I'm Wrong? · 3 min

01 / Latest essay

EconomyNo. 02

Part 1: Do I Believe in Capitalism?

“You do believe in capitalism, right?” … “Of course I do! I’m a red-blooded American, right?”

A quick yes that got harder to stand behind: what markets get right, what GDP misses, and what our economy is actually for.

Read the essay · 23 minOr listen · 41:05

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IdeasNo. 01

What If I'm Wrong?

After fifty-plus years of navigating this crazy world we live in, I've come to at least one unmistakable conclusion.

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03 / Up next

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Collage of a worn wooden table by an open window at sunset, with work gloves, a tin mug, papers, old photographs, and a bowl of apples, a lake and village beyond. The cover carries the essay's title.
EconomyNo. 03Coming soon

Part 2: What Do We Mean by Value?

Part 2 of the series on the economy.

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What is our economy actually for?

An examination of capitalism, value, and what an economy makes possible in our lives.

  1. Part 1: Do I Believe in Capitalism?
  2. Part 2: What Do We Mean by Value? — Coming soon

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Questions to sit with

Explore the questions

A little room to reflect on what you believe, what has changed, and what you want to examine next.

06 / Topics

Four questions I keep returning to

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Ideas

What I believe, why I believe it, and what happens when I question it.

PeopleComing soon

The humans inside the systems, and what they need to flourish.

Economy

What our economy is actually for, and who it serves.

TomorrowComing soon

What a more human future could look like, and how we might get there.

07 / About the writer

Following the questions wherever they lead

Written by someone fifty-plus years in, with much of a working life spent in construction sales. Not an economist, just curious, and following one question at a time.

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