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A laboratory scientist handling samples under red light
Behavioral ScienceMay 18, 202614 min readEvergreen

Science Follows the Buyer

Industry is excellent at research with a measurable operational payoff. The harder gap appears when effects are delayed, cumulative, distributed across society, and difficult for any one firm to own.

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Glass office towers photographed from street level looking up
Political ScienceMay 4, 202610 min readEvergreen

Cronyism Didn't Decline. It Got a Statute.

The absence of a 2G-scale scandal is usually read as evidence that things improved. But the concentration measures kept rising through the quiet years, and the largest political-funding channel of the period was anonymous by statute — which is exactly why it never produced a scandal.

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Tiers of empty cells in a disused prison block
Behavioral ScienceJanuary 18, 202625 min read

Are We Punishing Crime or Just Performing Justice?

Modern justice systems prioritize downstream punishment over upstream prevention, a strategy that consistently fails. This piece examines why societies invest in reactive measures rather than addressing root causes of harm.

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