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Rattle Bag
History, learning, screw-ups, and suitcase-packing
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Ian Leslie
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November 2023
The End of History
Academic historians are destroying their own discipline
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Ian Leslie
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Thirty-One Insights Into Art, Writing and the Creative Process
Nuggets from my commonplace book
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Ian Leslie
3
The Biden Conundrum
On the president's prospects, plus a rattle bag of stimulants and delights
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Ian Leslie
Special Edition: John and Paul
A Brief Note On Something To Look Forward To
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Ian Leslie
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How To Swear At Your Coworkers
Two Ways To Use Bad Language In The Workplace
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Ian Leslie
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How to process news of the Israel-Hamas conflict
A guide for the ignorant and perplexed like me
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Ian Leslie
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October 2023
On not tolerating intolerance
Why all companies, institutions and leaders should care about free speech
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Ian Leslie
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On Certain Asymmetries
A few thoughts on how we talk about the Israel-Hamas war
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Ian Leslie
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Why you should only trust people with imposter syndrome
Or how to tell the difference between Elon Musk and Sam Bankman-Fried
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Ian Leslie
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What makes the perfect creative brief?
And how to write a brief for yourself
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Ian Leslie
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September 2023
Can we blame Sam Bankman-Fried's parents for Sam Bankman-Fried?
Can we blame anyone for anything?
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Ian Leslie
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