Arjun Panickssery

What Does It Mean to "Write Like You Talk"?

Subordinate clauses, phrasal modifications, and metadiscourse

May 15 • 

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April 2025

To Understand History, Keep Former Population Distributions In Mind

Europe used to be much bigger and Africa smaller relative to the world population

Apr 23 • 

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Three Months In, Evaluating Three Rationalist Cases for Trump

From Richard Ngo, Sam Hammond, and Richard Hanania

Apr 18 • 

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College Admissions Doesn't Need to Be So Competitive

There are only so many high-scoring students in the country

Apr 7 • 

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Why Have Sentence Lengths Decreased?

Sentences as in grammar, not sentences as in prison

Apr 3 • 

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March 2025

Explaining British Naval Dominance During the Age of Sail

It's because of incentives

Mar 27 • 

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February 2025

The Best Presidential Campaign Songs

Number 2 will shock you

Feb 27 • 

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Notes on the Presidential Election of 1836

I figure a lot of people are curious about this

Feb 13 • 

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January 2025

You should read Hobbes, Locke, Hume, and Mill via EarlyModernTexts.com

Assuming you haven't already

Jan 30 • 

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Five Recent AI Tutoring Studies

Expect more of this in the future

Jan 17 • 

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Aristocracy and Hostage Capital

Understanding the pre-modern aristocracy

Jan 8 • 

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September 2024

Excerpts from "A Reader's Manifesto"

Sometimes dumb points but mostly good

Sep 6, 2024 • 

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