Fortress Kabul: Thinking Outside the Box and Running Down the Clock with the TalibanIn Afghanistan these last few weeks, we’ve seen just how effervescent 20+ years of assumptions about nation building can be.Aug 15, 2021Aug 15, 2021
Post-urban EconomicsThe concept of a city, of a large group of people living in close proximity to exchange value, has played an essential role in human…Dec 27, 2020Dec 27, 2020
Public diplomacy in counterinsurgency theory and the culture warsAll political goals require public support to be achieved. This is a basic fact of the political life of any system. And at its root…Dec 17, 2020Dec 17, 2020
Gold and Crypto in a Post-dollar WorldThe present moment is dire for the international dollar-denominated economy. Since 2008, real debt levels have grown 400% and have…Dec 13, 2020Dec 13, 2020
Gradualism Versus Saltation in LifeLife in all its manifestations, from the sciences to the personal level is made through variation, time, and entropy, complex and variable…Dec 7, 2020Dec 7, 2020
Some Quick Thoughts on MoneyStudies suggest that people can endure more pain when they have money in their hands than when they don’t. What about holding paper or…Nov 27, 2020Nov 27, 2020
Republics and Democracies, and the FutureThe United States today exhibits a republican government structure. It’s foundational document, the Constitution, enumerates the rights…Nov 23, 2020Nov 23, 2020
The future of Chinese emigrationIn my last post, I argued that development in mainland China will increase the ability of Chinese to act more freely. This could interfere…Nov 14, 2020Nov 14, 2020
China or the Chinese? Han economic and political development in perspectiveAs we in the West struggle to find our footing in the middle of one of the most severe public health crises in recent memory, coping also…Nov 7, 2020Nov 7, 2020
