Books & History
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The Bestseller ‘Slow Down’ Perpetuates a Major Myth about Capitalism
It is time for degrowthers like Kohei Saito to quit idolizing coercive government power and start subjecting it to at least as much scrutiny as private capital.
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Gold-Backed or Bust: Judy Shelton’s Plan to Tame the Fed and Restore the Dollar
‘Good as Gold’ makes the case for exchangeability. Currency should be a standard the people can rely on, not a lever for the powerful.
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Icarus to AI: Will Humanity Fly Too High?
Yuval Harari’s ‘Nexus’ asks if we should restrict the evolution of artificial intelligence, given that it cannot be easily reversed.
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Adam Smith on Why Executioners Are So Well Paid
Personal preference plays a huge role in labor markets. Even our moral distaste can be priced.
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How Vox Changed Its Mind About Volunteering
Our cynicism and helplessness may feel unprecedented, but the prescription for a meaningful life is an old one: focus on what you can control.
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Village and River at the Poker Table
Our political and philosophical tribes may come down to how well we calculate risk.
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The Religious Idiocy of ‘Limitarianism’
“To pretend that you can have all the riches of the modern world and eliminate the ability for anyone to become wealthy is a sure sign of someone who has no understanding of how all this wealth was generated in the first place.” ~James Hartley
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Principles are the Antidote to Politics
“Jefferson understood that those who cannot even control themselves should hardly seek to control others.” ~Barry Brownstein
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Break Out of Bad Therapy: Gen Z’s Road to Resilience
“A confused society cannot coalesce upon what a ‘fact’ even is, much less a vision of the common good.” ~Katelyn Shelton
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How to Really End ESG
“It’s incumbent upon ESG critics to advocate an alternative vision, not merely to fall in line with convention.” ~Russell Greene
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The Bestseller ‘Slow Down’ Perpetuates a Major Myth about Capitalism
It is time for degrowthers like Kohei Saito to quit idolizing coercive government power and start subjecting it to at least as much scrutiny as private capital.
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•
Gold-Backed or Bust: Judy Shelton’s Plan to Tame the Fed and Restore the Dollar
‘Good as Gold’ makes the case for exchangeability. Currency should be a standard the people can rely on, not a lever for the powerful.
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•
Icarus to AI: Will Humanity Fly Too High?
Yuval Harari’s ‘Nexus’ asks if we should restrict the evolution of artificial intelligence, given that it cannot be easily reversed.
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•
Adam Smith on Why Executioners Are So Well Paid
Personal preference plays a huge role in labor markets. Even our moral distaste can be priced.
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How Vox Changed Its Mind About Volunteering
Our cynicism and helplessness may feel unprecedented, but the prescription for a meaningful life is an old one: focus on what you can control.
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•
Village and River at the Poker Table
Our political and philosophical tribes may come down to how well we calculate risk.
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The Religious Idiocy of ‘Limitarianism’
“To pretend that you can have all the riches of the modern world and eliminate the ability for anyone to become wealthy is a sure sign of someone who has no understanding of how all this wealth was generated in the first place.” ~James Hartley
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Principles are the Antidote to Politics
“Jefferson understood that those who cannot even control themselves should hardly seek to control others.” ~Barry Brownstein
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•
Break Out of Bad Therapy: Gen Z’s Road to Resilience
“A confused society cannot coalesce upon what a ‘fact’ even is, much less a vision of the common good.” ~Katelyn Shelton
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•
How to Really End ESG
“It’s incumbent upon ESG critics to advocate an alternative vision, not merely to fall in line with convention.” ~Russell Greene