Just Build It

The Polity: Chapter 4

Who needs friends when you can talk to a robot

Feb 1 • 

Alex

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January 2025

The Polity: Chapter 3

How much vomit is too much?

Jan 21 • 

Alex

1

The Polity: Chapter 2

There *are* actually women in this universe, I promise

Jan 7 • 

Alex

1

December 2024

The Polity: Chapter 1

Those pesky Aldans at it again

Dec 31, 2024 • 

Alex

2

September 2024

The positive externalities of ferret harnesses

Econ journals are afraid of my genius so I'll have to publish on Substack instead

Sep 28, 2024 • 

Alex

1

July 2024

Homelessness is a housing problem

Homelessness is hard. Housing is easy.

Jul 25, 2024 • 

Alex

2

March 2024

SF Election Recap: the DCCC

A big night for YIMBYs and Liberals

Mar 21, 2024 • 

Alex

3

5

February 2024

The Alex Shadley March 5 Voter Guide

More opinions than you ever wanted, all in one place

Feb 19, 2024 • 

Alex

3

December 2023

Thanos was wrong

He should've spent more time studying fertility charts

Dec 30, 2023 • 

Alex

Introducing PlanningGPT

Ask the SF Planning code questions

Dec 10, 2023 • 

Alex

1

November 2023

It's Time to Build Government Capacity

Andreessen got it half right

Nov 24, 2023 • 

Alex

1

The Road to Washington Runs Through San Francisco

City Politics, Homelessness, and the Democratic Project

Nov 20, 2023 • 

Alex

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