The Elysian

The Elysian

Home
Pamphlets
Book
Sponsor
Archive
About

Essays

How much of the planet should we harm for our comfort?
Becky Chambers’ gentle sci-fi on the right amount of carbon, AC, airplanes, and yachts.
 • 
Elle Griffin
12
Maybe an exowomb is better than pregnancy
The Pod Generation’s near-future satire pits nature against technology. Which is the better curator?
 • 
Elle Griffin
7
Democrats Need a Mamdani-Type to Win
If you're still talking about his policies, you're missing the point.
 • 
Elle Griffin
55
The future used to be better
How contemporary art reflects our waning belief in progress.
 • 
Maarten Boudry
15
No, we shouldn't return to the climate of the 18th century
Improving the climate is a better goal than trying to fight change.
 • 
Étienne Fortier-Dubois
13
How Silicon Valley got rich
And how everyone else can get rich too.
 • 
Elle Griffin
12
Who should control AI?
Nonprofits aren't our only option.
 • 
Elle Griffin
19
120 million employee-owners in one generation
We have a moonshot opportunity to make the bottom half richer. Here's how we take it.
 • 
Elle Griffin
9
How we achieve the borderless future of Terra Ignota
On Ada Palmer’s utopian sci-fi series and an exploration of how we might bring it to life.
 • 
Elle Griffin
13
Companies are the new City-States
That’s why we need to build better ones.
 • 
Elle Griffin
4
Social Development > Self-Development
We need one much more than the other.
 • 
Elle Griffin
28
This Chinese philosopher reformed politics in one generation
Mòzǐ replaced his corrupt government with a humanist one.
 • 
Elle Griffin
41
© 2025 Elle Griffin
Privacy ∙ Terms ∙ Collection notice
Start writingGet the app
Substack is the home for great culture