Daily Archives: November 14, 2026

The Kitten Distribution System: A Typology and History of an Informal Placement Network

Posted on November 14, 2026 by nathanalbright

Executive Summary “Kitten Distribution System” (KDS) and its parent term, “Cat Distribution System” (CDS), are joking internet names for a common experience: a stray kitten or cat shows up in someone’s life without being sought and ends up as that … Continue reading →

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Perpetua et Firma Libertas: The Republic of Cospaia and the Politics of Tolerated Marginality

Posted on November 14, 2026 by nathanalbright

Executive Summary For nearly four centuries, from 1440 to 1826, a strip of farmland in the upper Tiber valley about three square kilometers in size governed itself as the Republic of Cospaia. It had no army, no prisons, no customs … Continue reading →

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