Past Imperfect Substack by Chelsea Olivia Follett | Insights from Sidestack

Past Imperfect

About the Substack

Shattering rose-colored views of the past.

About Chelsea Olivia Follett

Human Progress, Research Fellow at the Cato Institute's Center for Global Liberty and Prosperity, author of the books Centers of Progress and The Grim Old Days.

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