The King's Highway

Living In An Accidental Megastructure

An Ode to Trains and the non-negotiable substrate of the Industrial Age.

Dec 6, 2025 • Toby Shandy

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November 2025

Superconcentration

The Technical Foundations of the Post-Market Order

Nov 17, 2025 • Toby Shandy

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September 2025

The Myth of Elite Competence

From Homer to Wagner: how materialism replaced heroism and hollowed out the authority of elites.

Sep 7, 2025 • Toby Shandy

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August 2025

CRACKER BARREL HAS FALLEN

A New Front Opens in the War of the Brands

Aug 25, 2025 • Toby Shandy

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A Note to New Subscribers...

Welcome to The King's Highway

Aug 22, 2025 • Toby Shandy

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Social Science and the Erosion of Human Dignity

(3,700 words, 17 minute read)

Aug 11, 2025 • Toby Shandy

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July 2025

Why American Society Is Incredibly Stable

Part 2: Hidden Stabilizers (3,000 words, 15 minute read)

Jul 28, 2025 • Toby Shandy

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Why American Society Is Incredibly Stable

Part I: The Crisis Machine (2,400 words, 12 minute read)

Jul 22, 2025 • Toby Shandy

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From Small Advantages to Market Dominance

Part 2: In the workshop of the blind watchmaker (2,600 words, 13 minute read)

Jul 5, 2025 • Toby Shandy

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June 2025

Does Success in Business Indicate Merit?

A null model of market competition (Part 1)

Jun 29, 2025 • Toby Shandy

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