KevinFortress 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.3 min read·Aug 15, 2021----
KevinPost-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…4 min read·Dec 27, 2020----
KevinPublic 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…4 min read·Dec 17, 2020----
KevinGold 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…5 min read·Dec 13, 2020----
KevinGradualism 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…5 min read·Dec 7, 2020----
KevinSome 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…3 min read·Nov 27, 2020----
KevinRepublics and Democracies, and the FutureThe United States today exhibits a republican government structure. It’s foundational document, the Constitution, enumerates the rights…5 min read·Nov 23, 2020----
KevinThe 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…4 min read·Nov 14, 2020----
KevinChina 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…6 min read·Nov 7, 2020----