The Permanent Problem

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The book is out!
Christmas came early to the Lindsey household this year, as a box of hot-off-the-press copies of The Permanent Problem arrived over the weekend.
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Back to the Future
"Free Labor" and Life after Mass Employment
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Abundance of what? Abundance for what?
The past year has shown that the concept of “abundance” has legs.
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My book is now available to pre-order
I’m happy to announce that everything is set for my book’s official release on January 5, 2026.
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The rise and fall of cognitive fitness
My essay a while back about America’s descent into post-literacy got a fair amount of attention, at least by my standards, so I thought I’d follow up by…
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Jonathan Chait on abundance and the Democrats
On this episode of The Permanent Problem podcast, I’m pleased to welcome Jonathan Chait of The Atlantic to discuss the abundance movement and the future…
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Steve Teles on abundance: prehistory, present, and future
Ezra Klein and Derek Thompson's bestselling new book Abundance has kicked off a new political movement — and a vigorous internal debate on the future of…
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The Permanent Problem
The Permanent Problem
the quest to "live wisely and agreeably and well"
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