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Today I’ve strapped on my IT hat and finalized the transition of the old Knowledge Problem blog archive over to this Substack!
13 hrs ago
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Lynne Kiesling
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Tocqueville’s Political Science of American Democracy
Essay 7 in Reading Tocqueville at 250
Jul 27
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Lynne Kiesling
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Repairable Mistakes: Tocqueville on Democracy’s Self-Correcting Institutions
Essay 6 in Reading Tocqueville at 250
Jul 18
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Lynne Kiesling
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Using Freedom Together: Tocqueville on Association and Self-Government
Essay 5 in Reading Tocqueville at 250
Jul 10
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Lynne Kiesling
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Ride Through as a Coasean Bargain
Contracting over grid behavior, evolving to adapt to new technologies
Jul 8
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Lynne Kiesling
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Division of Sovereignty: Tocqueville on Federalism, Courts, and the Democratic Public
Essay 4 in Reading Tocqueville at 250
Jul 3
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Lynne Kiesling
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June 2026
Ordering Power: Tocqueville on the American Constitution
Essay 3 in Reading Tocqueville at 250
Jun 25
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Lynne Kiesling
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Would Thomas Edison Recognize Today’s Grid?
Digital technology is pushing our electrical system toward decentralization, transforming the vertical integration model
Jun 24
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Lynne Kiesling
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Scattering Power: Tocqueville on Equality, Popular Sovereignty, and Local Self-Government
Essay 2 in Reading Tocqueville at 250
Jun 17
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Lynne Kiesling
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Tocqueville's New World: Democracy Before It Becomes Politics
Essay 1 in Reading Tocqueville at 250
Jun 10
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Lynne Kiesling
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Reading Tocqueville at 250
Democracy, civic virtue, and the American experiment in a polarized age
Jun 2
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Lynne Kiesling
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May 2026
You Can’t Just Plug in a Data Center
To meet booming AI-driven energy demand, utilities and regulators must adopt better rules, better forecasts, and better commitments
May 19
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Lynne Kiesling
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