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Judicial Erasure: Deleting Spanish Land Rights

In recent years, the Supreme Court has asked judges to test certain rights and regulations against 'history and tradition.' The words feel neutral, even comforting—like walking the family farm before making a will. But methods make worlds. A jurisprudence that privileges a particular.

Oct 2, 202520 min

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Colonial Urbanism Solved Climate. We Forgot.

American cities keep patching problems with the wrong tools: we use 1926 style zoning to fight a 2025 climate, and we wonder why the patient keeps sweating. When in doubt, open the drawer with the old instructions. In 1573, a Spanish royal decree—the Ordinances for the Discovery, New Settlements.

Sep 6, 202524 min