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June 2025

Adjudication (Part 2: Trials)
Speed, accuracy, and court cost are all important factors for justice. Incapacitation of criminals is the main goal. Executions are bad for multiple…
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Adjudication (Part 1: Judges)
Criminal justice is important for protecting norms, and can apply to contract violation. Utopia distinguishes between local and universal crime, and…
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Mate Selection
Old ways of mate selection are being replaced by dating apps, but these apps fail to provide the core ingredients of love. Utopia uses an opt-in signal…
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May 2025

April 2025

Smoothness
Embracing the principle that reality is smooth, not discrete, leads to more nuanced thinking and better scientific intuitions.
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Police (Part 3: Reform)
Utopia has highly specialized, unarmed officers who rely on the military for gun threats. Auditing allows for competition and other good incentives…
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Police (Part 2: Roles)
Policing has ancient roots, co-evolving with cities. Increased specialization (e.g. crisis response, detectives, SWAT) can improve police efficiency.
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Police (Part 1: Funding)
Policing has systemic problems. Anti-brutality protests reduced policing and thus probably increased crime. Most market-based reforms amplify predatory…
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March 2025

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