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Virginia Postrel
Author; Blogger; Editor
Virginia Postrel is an author and speaker whose work spans a broad range of topics, from social science to fashion, concentrating on the intersection of culture, commerce, and technology. Postrel has also been a columnist for The Wall Street Journal, The Atlantic, The New York Times, and Forbes and its companion technology magazine, Forbes ASAP. Her latest book, The Fabric of Civilization: How Textiles Made the World, examines the development of technology, industry, and commerce through the history of textiles, from prehistoric times to the near future.
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Postrel realized the magnitude of the problem when she donated a kidney to a friend.
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Nonfunctional designs are the most interesting ones, Postrel says.
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The former Reason magazine editor at Atlantic writer discusses the Libertarian ethos.
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After World War II, the U.S. South was basically a rich third world country.
