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Our Technological Age

Dear Friends, It seems to me, a common fallacy of our times is that our technological age is inevitable. It’s not. Humanity existed for literally tens of thousands of years and didn’t produce a technological age. Not because people weren’t … Continue reading

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Christianity Is Europe’s Source Of Vitality

Dear Friends, It seems to me, the reason Europe went from besieged on all sides in the 1400s, to conquering the world by the 1800s, is because of Christianity. Others would point to warfare, technology or maybe forced evolution, from … Continue reading

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Innovation: Why Republics Outperform

Dear Friends, It seems to me, nature appears to have given us four choices… all political, economic and coercive power in the hands of one, a very few, or distributed among all the people. Each system has its benefits and … Continue reading

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Merit vs. Favor: The Hidden Cost of Corporate Politics

Dear Friends, It seems to me, every human interaction has an element of politics, and as such, political favor as well. Which goes a long way to explaining the Pareto distribution. Where upwards of 80% of managers provide negative equity … Continue reading

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Innovation, Luxury and Necessity

Dear Friends, It seems to me, one lens through which we could examine human history, is that of luxuries changing into necessities. Take bread for example. During the ice age, and even after farming had been adopted, bread was a … Continue reading

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Inflation And Deflation

Dear Friends, It seems to me, when Trump takes command, even if the Fed were to cut interest rates, there will be deflation, not inflation… as long as he cuts government spending, taxes and regulation at the same time. Think … Continue reading

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Limericks

Dear Friends,   There once was a faction panda, They only lived on propaganda, A pleasant sight, By warm gaslight, And organ harvested out on the veranda.   Beware the intellectual caste, With egos mighty and vast, Apt rationalism, Lacking … Continue reading

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Starship Rocket System

Dear Friends, It seems to me, it would be a disaster for mankind, should the US administrative state seize control of Space X’s Starship rocket system. The brainiacs in the bureaucracy have claimed it’s impossible to build an orbital class … Continue reading

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Digital Technology

Dear Friends, It seems to me, as with all new ideas, digital technology has been applied to everything, and especially to those things where it doesn’t belong. When electricity became widely known, it was also applied to everything. There were … Continue reading

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War Is The Driver Of Innovation… Or Not.

Dear Friends, It seems to me, the fallacy that war is the driver of innovation, is merely an idol of the marketplace. An idol of the marketplace is a philosophical idea of Francis Bacon. In it, he suggested that people … Continue reading

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