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Daniel Golliher
Mar 07, 2024
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Long ago, Visa popularized “Do 100 things.” This is Great Twitter Lore. The basic idea: if you want to get good at something, or understand it, just do 100 iterations of it. If I remember correctly, he was riffing on a story about pottery class that goes something like this:

There was a beginner pottery class, and students had two options to complete the class. They could either make 100 pots of any quality, or they could spend all their time making one pot. The students who chose to make one pot inevitably produced one bad pot—they spent all their time on that pot, but since they didn’t know how to make pots, it didn’t matter that they dumped hours into it.

The students who opted to make 100 pots, though, found their skill level quickly increasing. Even though their first pots were absolute travesties, they were much improved by 20. By the time they got to 100, they were masters!

The same is true in writing, especially writing online. You can either wait to produce your one (inevitably bad) magnum opus, or you can just publish 100 things. You’ll improve naturally.

I published 100 things for Maximum New York, and along the way I created a civics school, met awesome people, and so much more.

So here’s a very slap-dash index of those 100 posts, broken down by categories I just made up. Later I’ll organize them even more, but I’m happy to give them their full debut here. If you want to be the MNY librarian, there’s much social capital to be had in organizing these better!

The categories:

  • My favorites

  • History

  • Technical commentary & political review

  • Civic tech

  • Teaching government

  • Social tech, culture, & memes

  • Theory & ideas

  • Experiments & unfinished threads

  • Fundraising

  • Class announcements & admin

My favorites

The Foundation Effect

The Foundation Effect

Daniel Golliher
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February 19, 2024
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You Don't Have to Feel Bad About Politics

You Don't Have to Feel Bad About Politics

Daniel Golliher
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January 26, 2024
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My New York Story: The Beginning

My New York Story: The Beginning

Daniel Golliher
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January 20, 2024
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Political Science Degrees Must End

Political Science Degrees Must End

Daniel Golliher
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October 12, 2023
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Marry Your City

Marry Your City

Daniel Golliher
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August 8, 2023
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An Autodidact's Guide to Learning About the Government, or: What is "the law"?

An Autodidact's Guide to Learning About the Government, or: What is "the law"?

Daniel Golliher
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July 24, 2023
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The Is-Ought Political Trap

The Is-Ought Political Trap

Daniel Golliher
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June 18, 2023
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How to Do Politics: The Political Capital Savings Plan

How to Do Politics: The Political Capital Savings Plan

Daniel Golliher
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March 22, 2023
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Laptop Politics

Laptop Politics

Daniel Golliher
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March 18, 2023
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B-minus Politics Are Best

B-minus Politics Are Best

Daniel Golliher
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September 20, 2022
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The Anti-Concreteness Meme

The Anti-Concreteness Meme

Daniel Golliher
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June 22, 2022
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We Must Outcompete the Anti-Politics Meme That Holds Back Good Governance

We Must Outcompete the Anti-Politics Meme That Holds Back Good Governance

Daniel Golliher
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March 4, 2022
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The Adams Imperative: the Call to Good Governance

The Adams Imperative: the Call to Good Governance

Daniel Golliher
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March 4, 2022
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Atlantis on the Hudson: Our Pre-Technological Politics

Atlantis on the Hudson: Our Pre-Technological Politics

Daniel Golliher
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February 14, 2022
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History

Why NYC elections are in odd-number years

Why NYC elections are in odd-number years

Daniel Golliher
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September 12, 2023
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When Queens Tried To Secede

When Queens Tried To Secede

Daniel Golliher
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September 11, 2023
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1898: The Birth of New York City

1898: The Birth of New York City

July 2, 2023
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Book Notes on Saving Central Park

Book Notes on Saving Central Park

Daniel Golliher
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January 5, 2023
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A Portrait of NYC Civic Capacity: the Central Park Conservancy

A Portrait of NYC Civic Capacity: the Central Park Conservancy

Daniel Golliher
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November 18, 2022
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Technical Commentary & Political Review

The Law Can Be an Unreliable Narrator

The Law Can Be an Unreliable Narrator

Daniel Golliher
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January 24, 2024
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NYC's Education Budget by the Numbers

NYC's Education Budget by the Numbers

Daniel Golliher
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December 22, 2023
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What if You Couldn't Vote?

What if You Couldn't Vote?

Daniel Golliher
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December 19, 2023
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Politics & Civics, the Governmental Mechanics Lexicon: Part 1 of 2

Politics & Civics, the Governmental Mechanics Lexicon: Part 1 of 2

Daniel Golliher
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December 10, 2023
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What is the Philosophy of Law?

What is the Philosophy of Law?

Daniel Golliher
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October 27, 2023
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An Autodidact's Guide to Learning About the Government, or: What is "the law"?

An Autodidact's Guide to Learning About the Government, or: What is "the law"?

Daniel Golliher
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July 24, 2023
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A Maximum Housing Compact Endorsement

A Maximum Housing Compact Endorsement

Daniel Golliher
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March 20, 2023
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The Prestige of the New York City and State Government

The Prestige of the New York City and State Government

Daniel Golliher
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March 17, 2023
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The Proper Speed of Government is Often Slower Than You Want

The Proper Speed of Government is Often Slower Than You Want

Daniel Golliher
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February 28, 2023
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The Government is a Mixed Bag (Good News!)

The Government is a Mixed Bag (Good News!)

Daniel Golliher
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February 28, 2023
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The Government is Not A Monolith

The Government is Not A Monolith

Daniel Golliher
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February 28, 2023
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The Government is People with Jobs

The Government is People with Jobs

Daniel Golliher
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February 26, 2023
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The Power of Hyperlocal NYC Politics and Civics

The Power of Hyperlocal NYC Politics and Civics

Daniel Golliher
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January 19, 2023
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The Enemy's Gate is Down, Optimism is Warranted

The Enemy's Gate is Down, Optimism is Warranted

Daniel Golliher
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December 13, 2022
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The Enemy's Gate is Down: the State of NYC Housing Abundance

The Enemy's Gate is Down: the State of NYC Housing Abundance

Daniel Golliher
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December 13, 2022
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Excelsior! Cry Havoc and Let Slip Housing Abundance

Excelsior! Cry Havoc and Let Slip Housing Abundance

Daniel Golliher
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December 13, 2022
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Attend an NYC Open Data Training, Realize Possibilities!

Attend an NYC Open Data Training, Realize Possibilities!

Daniel Golliher
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October 26, 2022
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Understanding NYC's land use, and how to fix it to enable housing production

Understanding NYC's land use, and how to fix it to enable housing production

Daniel Golliher
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October 5, 2022
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Civic Tech

Civic Tech Project List

Civic Tech Project List

Daniel Golliher
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March 7, 2024
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Practical Civic Tech

Practical Civic Tech

Daniel Golliher
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March 7, 2024
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Teaching Government

Get Out of Work with This Civics Note

Get Out of Work with This Civics Note

Daniel Golliher
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February 15, 2024
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Political Science Degrees Must End: Responses & Feedback

Political Science Degrees Must End: Responses & Feedback

Daniel Golliher
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January 30, 2024
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[Book Notes] from "Whatever It Is, I'm Against It: Resistance to Change in Higher Education"

[Book Notes] from "Whatever It Is, I'm Against It: Resistance to Change in Higher Education"

Daniel Golliher
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January 2, 2024
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A Challenge of Teaching Government & Politics

A Challenge of Teaching Government & Politics

Daniel Golliher
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December 21, 2023
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Crime Rates: A Good Moment for Political Instruction

Crime Rates: A Good Moment for Political Instruction

Daniel Golliher
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November 27, 2023
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Political Science Degrees Must End

Political Science Degrees Must End

Daniel Golliher
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October 12, 2023
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The Citizens Law Degree

The Citizens Law Degree

Daniel Golliher
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August 8, 2023
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Thoughts on The Pedagogy of Politics

Thoughts on The Pedagogy of Politics

Daniel Golliher
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August 1, 2022
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Social Tech, Culture, and Memes

Bonfire of Your Civic Models

Bonfire of Your Civic Models

Daniel Golliher
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March 1, 2024
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The Foundation Effect

The Foundation Effect

Daniel Golliher
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February 19, 2024
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[Audio post] My New York Story

[Audio post] My New York Story

Daniel Golliher
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February 9, 2024
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You Don't Have to Feel Bad About Politics

You Don't Have to Feel Bad About Politics

Daniel Golliher
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January 26, 2024
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My New York Story: The Beginning

My New York Story: The Beginning

Daniel Golliher
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January 20, 2024
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Bonfire of Your Political Models

Bonfire of Your Political Models

Daniel Golliher
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December 30, 2023
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Marry Your City

Marry Your City

Daniel Golliher
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August 8, 2023
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The Crichton Effect: A Government Anti-meme

The Crichton Effect: A Government Anti-meme

Daniel Golliher
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July 30, 2023
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How to Do Politics: The Political Capital Savings Plan

How to Do Politics: The Political Capital Savings Plan

Daniel Golliher
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March 22, 2023
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Laptop Politics

Laptop Politics

Daniel Golliher
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March 18, 2023
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The Politics of Complaint

The Politics of Complaint

Daniel Golliher
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January 30, 2023
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Concreteness Briefs: How to Communicate Better About Policy

Concreteness Briefs: How to Communicate Better About Policy

Daniel Golliher
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August 16, 2022
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Some Infernal Metaphors for Understanding NYC's Government

Some Infernal Metaphors for Understanding NYC's Government

Daniel Golliher
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July 19, 2022
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Taking Politics Seriously

Taking Politics Seriously

Daniel Golliher
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July 11, 2022
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An Anniversary Exhortation

An Anniversary Exhortation

Daniel Golliher
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July 4, 2022
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The Posting to Policy Pipeline

The Posting to Policy Pipeline

Daniel Golliher
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June 27, 2022
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Slay Your Political Gods: The Power of Seeing Political Reality

Slay Your Political Gods: The Power of Seeing Political Reality

Daniel Golliher
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May 6, 2022
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Political Affordances: Exploring Every Possibility in Politics

Political Affordances: Exploring Every Possibility in Politics

Daniel Golliher
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May 6, 2022
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We Must Outcompete the Anti-Politics Meme That Holds Back Good Governance

We Must Outcompete the Anti-Politics Meme That Holds Back Good Governance

Daniel Golliher
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March 4, 2022
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Atlantis on the Hudson, Part 2: The Social Technologies of New York's Future

Atlantis on the Hudson, Part 2: The Social Technologies of New York's Future

Daniel Golliher
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March 4, 2022
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The Adams Imperative: the Call to Good Governance

The Adams Imperative: the Call to Good Governance

Daniel Golliher
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March 4, 2022
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Atlantis on the Hudson: Our Pre-Technological Politics

Atlantis on the Hudson: Our Pre-Technological Politics

Daniel Golliher
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February 14, 2022
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Seeking Scenius for an NYC Golden Age

Seeking Scenius for an NYC Golden Age

Daniel Golliher
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January 13, 2022
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Theory & Ideas

The Inadequate Advocate

The Inadequate Advocate

Daniel Golliher
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January 22, 2024
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The Is-Ought Political Trap

The Is-Ought Political Trap

Daniel Golliher
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June 18, 2023
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Starting from Square Zero

Starting from Square Zero

Liza Gurtin
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January 21, 2023
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The Standard Disclaimer: Avoid the Cold Start Problem and the Curse of Knowledge

The Standard Disclaimer: Avoid the Cold Start Problem and the Curse of Knowledge

Daniel Golliher
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December 19, 2022
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Political Proxies & Keeping the Intellectual Chain of Custody

Political Proxies & Keeping the Intellectual Chain of Custody

Daniel Golliher
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December 19, 2022
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To Understand Government, Note Action Over Words

To Understand Government, Note Action Over Words

Daniel Golliher
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December 19, 2022
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The Politics Cold Start Problem

The Politics Cold Start Problem

Daniel Golliher
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December 16, 2022
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B-minus Politics Are Best

B-minus Politics Are Best

Daniel Golliher
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September 20, 2022
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The Anti-Concreteness Meme

The Anti-Concreteness Meme

Daniel Golliher
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June 22, 2022
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For Political Founders, the Bar of Minimum Viable Knowledge is High

For Political Founders, the Bar of Minimum Viable Knowledge is High

Daniel Golliher
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May 6, 2022
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Anchor Higher: 15 Million New Yorkers

Anchor Higher: 15 Million New Yorkers

Daniel Golliher
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February 2, 2022
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Growing NYC Would Make It Richer

Growing NYC Would Make It Richer

Daniel Golliher
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January 12, 2022
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Government Seen from the Tech Lens, and Notes on Zero Sum Games

Government Seen from the Tech Lens, and Notes on Zero Sum Games

Daniel Golliher
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November 28, 2021
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Why Don't People Get Involved in NYC Civics?

Why Don't People Get Involved in NYC Civics?

Daniel Golliher
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November 22, 2021
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Maximum New York's Intro Reading List

Maximum New York's Intro Reading List

Daniel Golliher
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October 31, 2021
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Introducing: Maximum New York

Introducing: Maximum New York

Daniel Golliher
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October 20, 2021
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Experiments & Unfinished Threads

NYC Legislative Brief #2

NYC Legislative Brief #2

Daniel Golliher
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June 4, 2023
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NYC Legislative Brief #1

NYC Legislative Brief #1

Daniel Golliher
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April 19, 2023
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NYC Legislative Brief #0

NYC Legislative Brief #0

Daniel Golliher
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April 19, 2023
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Maximum Power Broker

Maximum Power Broker

Daniel Golliher
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April 1, 2023
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Fundraising

A Very Unusual Fundraiser Update

A Very Unusual Fundraiser Update

Daniel Golliher
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August 31, 2023
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MNY Fundraising Memo: It's Time to Go Fast

MNY Fundraising Memo: It's Time to Go Fast

Daniel Golliher
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August 21, 2023
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Citizens Who Build

Citizens Who Build

Daniel Golliher
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June 20, 2022
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Class Announcements & Admin

Applications Are Open!

Applications Are Open!

Daniel Golliher
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March 4, 2024
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Decorous Disagreement

Decorous Disagreement

Daniel Golliher
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February 22, 2024
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Write for NYC Abundance Event

Write for NYC Abundance Event

Daniel Golliher
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February 15, 2024
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The Founding Forty: 1763-1803

The Founding Forty: 1763-1803

Daniel Golliher
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January 9, 2024
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How to Write a Law

How to Write a Law

Daniel Golliher
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January 7, 2024
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The Foundations of America

The Foundations of America

Daniel Golliher
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January 9, 2024
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The Foundations of New York State

The Foundations of New York State

Daniel Golliher
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January 5, 2024
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The Foundations of New York City

The Foundations of New York City

Daniel Golliher
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January 5, 2024
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Spring 2024 Applications Are Open!

Spring 2024 Applications Are Open!

Daniel Golliher
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January 4, 2024
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Host Maximum New York

Host Maximum New York

Daniel Golliher
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December 16, 2023
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What I'm Working On #2

What I'm Working On #2

Daniel Golliher
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November 16, 2023
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What I'm Working On #1

What I'm Working On #1

Daniel Golliher
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September 7, 2023
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The Foundations of New York: Applications Are Open!

The Foundations of New York: Applications Are Open!

Daniel Golliher
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August 21, 2023
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Introduction to Abundance Politics (MNY10)

Introduction to Abundance Politics (MNY10)

Daniel Golliher
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June 12, 2023
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Practical Parliamentary Procedure

Practical Parliamentary Procedure

Daniel Golliher
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April 4, 2023
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The Foundations of New York: Applications Are Open!

The Foundations of New York: Applications Are Open!

Daniel Golliher
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March 24, 2023
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The Foundations of New York: Cohort 5 Applications Are Open

The Foundations of New York: Cohort 5 Applications Are Open

Daniel Golliher
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December 13, 2022
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The Foundations of New York: Cohort 4 Applications Are Open

The Foundations of New York: Cohort 4 Applications Are Open

Daniel Golliher
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October 16, 2022
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The Foundations of New York: Cohort 3 Applications Are Open

The Foundations of New York: Cohort 3 Applications Are Open

Daniel Golliher
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August 16, 2022
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The Foundations of New York: Cohort 2 Applications Are Open

The Foundations of New York: Cohort 2 Applications Are Open

Daniel Golliher
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May 16, 2022
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The Foundations of New York // #1

The Foundations of New York // #1

Daniel Golliher
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March 14, 2022
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Jumpstarting the Politics of Progress in New York City

Jumpstarting the Politics of Progress in New York City

Daniel Golliher
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March 5, 2022
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