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Whet Moser

Whet Moser

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May 29, 2021

Our Climate Change Future Looks Like the Everglades

We are all Florida man.

Our Climate Change Future Looks Like the Everglades

Whet Moser

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May 21, 2021

Let Us Now Praise Jhane Barnes

Not long ago I found a Jhane Barnes shirt at a thrift store. It fit like a charm: a barely-there lightness from cotton that somehow feels…

Let Us Now Praise Jhane Barnes

Whet Moser

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May 19, 2021

Donald Trump’s Auto-da-fail

Remember Donald Trump? Before he got tossed out of the White House, and more importantly Twitter, he ran the free world and consumed all…

Donald Trump’s Auto-da-fail

Whet Moser

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May 12, 2021

Joe Biden’s IKEA Effect

After a bit more than 100 days in office, Joe Biden has demonstrated an impressive political ability: the willingness to change course…

Joe Biden’s IKEA Effect

Whet Moser

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Apr 28, 2021

How Court Packing Gave Us the Modern Supreme Court

John Marshall’s opinion in Madison vs. Marbury, the foundation of its role as a co-equal branch, is magisterial. The case that inspired it…

How Court Packing Gave Us the Modern Supreme Court

Whet Moser

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Apr 28, 2021

Pandemics, Poverty, and Mental Health

The dull stress of the late pandemic is a kind of window into what a lot of people live with all the time.

Pandemics, Poverty, and Mental Health

Whet Moser

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Apr 28, 2021

After the Pandemic, Let’s Fix Our Deadly Traffic Problem

The U.S. is worse than a lot of developed countries at a lot of public-health issues, but cutting this low-hanging fruit by a quarter would…

After the Pandemic, Let’s Fix Our Deadly Traffic Problem

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Human Parts

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Whet Moser

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Apr 28, 2021

Why Writing Matters, Even in a Pandemic

We won’t forget all the mundane intricacies of life during the time of Covid-19— thanks to the personal essay

Why Writing Matters, Even in a Pandemic

Whet Moser

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Mar 31, 2021

Boomers Had It Harder Than You Think

Between violent crime and stagflation, the 1970s were kind of a mess

Boomers Had It Harder Than You Think

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Index

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Whet Moser

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Mar 30, 2021

Sympathy for the Investment Bankers

A small group of young analysts at Goldman Sachs are making noise about their working conditions. It’s tempting not to care, but it’s…

Sympathy for the Investment Bankers

Whet Moser

Whet Moser

Freelance writer/editor in Chicago. Words in Marker, The Atlantic, COVID Tracking Project, elsewhere. Author of ‘Chicago: From Vision to Metropolis.’

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