The Things We Say

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Affirmation | Jul 29, 2026 | v2.0 | 2 min read

We inevitably believe the things that we say.

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Topic19 pieces

Essays about uncertainty, tradeoffs, risk framing, and decision-making under imperfect information.

Essays · Risk, uncertainty, and decisions

Topic22 pieces

Essays on foreign policy, trade, energy chokepoints, strategic technology, and the hard machinery of global power.

Essays · Geopolitics, trade, and global power

Topic14 pieces

Reporting and essays on flood risk, water systems, riverine disasters, and the places we keep building anyway.

Essays and field cases · Floods, water, and infrastructure