# spectator (blogs) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 1 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover spectator. Page: Feed: --- ## [Against Maximum Stimulation- Egg freezing, IVF, and the case for gentler fertility medicine.](https://www.hardtowrite.com/against-maximum-stimulation-egg-freezing-ivf-and-the-case-for-gentler-fertility-medicine/) _2026-06-21 · riva · (untitled)_ Why you should read this This essay is long. As far as I can find, there is little patient-facing writing that puts egg freezing, embryo banking and stimulation protocols all in one place. Most of what exists is heavy on narrative and light on data. I tried to write ## [The slow death of the California dream- Published in The Spectator, Jan 2025](https://www.hardtowrite.com/the-slow-death-of-the-california-dream-the-spe/) _2025-10-01 · riva · (untitled)_ The Romans built aqueducts stretching hundreds of miles in less time than it takes to permit an outbuilding in California — and their aqueducts actually held water Monday, January 13, 2025 The Pacific Ocean is seen in the distance beyond palm trees and the charred remains of homes destroyed by ## [No matter who wins, you lose - Published in The Spectator, Nov 2024](https://www.hardtowrite.com/no-matter-who-wins-you-lose-publishe/) _2025-09-23 · riva · (untitled)_ What do you think one man and a few ‘based’ people can do against hundreds of rotting bureaucracies? Monday, November 4, 2024 For some of us, watching newly minted Republican tech bros giddy at the thought of a Trump win fills us with a painful nostalgia. There’