ACX
Model City Monday 2/3/25
A roundup of recent developments in charter cities and model city projects, including setbacks for Prospera and NEOM, new proposals in the US, and updates on various other projects worldwide.
19 min read 2,856 words
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international law
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Essays on international law
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Your Book Review: The Internationalists
A review of 'The Internationalists', which argues for the significance of the 1928 Kellogg-Briand Peace Pact in outlawing war and shaping modern international relations.
59 min read 9,133 words
ACX
Who Gets Self-Determination?
Scott Alexander argues for a universal right to self-determination, critiquing the current paradigm of determining which groups qualify as 'peoples'.
20 min read 3,044 words
LW
Eight Short Studies On Excuses
Scott uses eight game theory scenarios to show that excuses are evaluated not on truth or morality, but on whether accepting them would undermine credible commitment to rules, since accepting one excuse means accepting all equally good ones.
21 min read 3,212 words