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Shlok Vaidya’s thinking.
The Nation-State Protection Racket
John’s has a great post up on the idea. The nation state bubble is popping. It will be critical to really understand what the nation state was, what role it played, and the larger context so as to regenerate some … Continue reading
The Allegory of the Empire State Building
Late 1929 – Stock market collapse. January 22, 1930 – Construction on the building begins. May 1, 1931 – The Empire State Building opens. Hoover turns the lights on from DC. Millions starve. Large tracts of the building remain empty. … Continue reading
Kevin Kelly on Ownership
Excellent essay. -Shlok Sign up for my newsletter.
Government > Construction, Manufacturing
Fabius Maximus has the details. Is the mass of a governance platform inversely proportional to its ability to innovate? -Shlok Sign up for my newsletter.
Minority Community Resiliency
Something to consider: Many of the country’s minorities rely on long, complex supply chains for what is their equivalent of daily bread and butter. (Primarily Asians, but also Latin Americans, Middle Easterners, to varying degrees.) These supply chains are endangered … Continue reading