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When to discount "financial" advice
One hint is when it's not really financial. (Also, this isn't financial advice!)
 • Greg Shill
Despite being a rich nation, America makes it hard to get old—and hard to thrive if you do
Transportation policy is a key reason why. More transit isn't the (only) answer. The first of two short posts on the subject.
 • Greg Shill
Mistaking motion for progress in urban policy
Why policy conversations around housing and transit keep getting stuck on the wrong metrics.
 • Greg Shill
The Founder Kings of Silicon Valley
How does Zuck fully control Meta despite owning only 13.5% of it? Supervoting shares. For decades, stock structure has been treated as corporate law…
 • Greg Shill
Procurement and Infrastructure Costs
New podcast interview with Zach Liscow, former OMB Chief Economist and current Yale Law School professor.
 • Greg Shill
How Much Road Does America Have?
New interview on Densely Speaking explores this understudied topic.
 • Greg Shill
Street Design Essentialism: Part I
A growing share of street safety activists have talked themselves into a fantasy.
 • Greg Shill
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