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Eight architecture myths BUSTED by Samuel Hughes

The urban beauty reader

Aug 10 • Ben Southwood

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July 2026

How crushing the NIMBYs created modern capitalism and more

Two articles I cowrote in the latest issue of Works in Progress

Jul 13 • Ben Southwood

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May 2026

Millenial Liberalism: Ben Southwood

A liberalism formed by Nozick, Darwin, and Ronald Coase

Published on Economic Affairs • May 14

December 2025

The government needs an infrastructure plan

Building homes without new roads and railways is a recipe for disaster

Dec 19, 2025 • Ben Southwood, Harry Rushworth, Benedict Springbett, and Samuel Hughes

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November 2025

The nuclear taskforce's secret weapon

The one reform I'd wave through with a magic wand

Nov 24, 2025 • Ben Southwood

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September 2025

Subscribe to the new print edition of Works in Progress

A labour of love for our loyal readers

Sep 18, 2025 • Ben Southwood

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September 2024

Foundations: Why Britain has stagnated

My essay with Samuel Hughes and Sam Bowman

Sep 21, 2024 • Ben Southwood

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June 2024

The culture and economics of fertility cannot be separated

Fixing our birth rates will inevitably involve tackling both

Jun 20, 2024 • Ben Southwood

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One weird trick to get data centres built

My post with Sam Bowman over on Consumer Surplus and more

Jun 17, 2024 • Ben Southwood

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May 2024

Developing Palo Alto is worth $1 trillion

And every household that lives there now could have $30 million

May 9, 2024 • Ben Southwood

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March 2024

How to build cut and cover

It may not all be over for the least popular type of tunneling

Mar 15, 2024 • Ben Southwood

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October 2023

When roads are bad

Roads deliver huge benefits, but they have two big costs

Oct 17, 2023 • Ben Southwood

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