Mamdami and Beaverslides

Turn The Volume Up

Anil Dash | 5th November 2025 | U

Lessons from Zohran Mamdami's NYC mayoral campaign, written by someone with a self-confessed emotional commitment to the candidate. To emulate Mamdami, a future politician should begin with specific principles and be willing to put their body on the line for them. Strategy and, if necessary, triangulation, should exist only in service of the values. Be joyful. And remember, people are smart (1,900 words)

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Why Don’t You Beaverslide?

Katie Hill | Offrange | 29th August 2025 | U

A beaverslide is a machine, patented in 1910, that — with the assistance of a team of horses or a motorised winch — can make a three-storey stack of hay with ease. "It’s tall, maybe 30 feet, resembling a giant see-saw permanently out of balance. It’s not so much a stairway to heaven as it is a halted conveyor belt to nowhere." Many farmers in the American west see no reason to upgrade to more modern solutions (1,400 words)