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Rebalancing Capitalism
An Exercise in Definite Optimism (Part 3)
May 23
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The Next Level of Rich
An Exercise in Definite Optimism (Part 2)
May 16
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Envisioning the Next Level
An Exercise in Definite Optimism (Part 1)
May 9
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Escape to the Beach
Now is hot season in Thailand, and this year it’s been especially brutal — part of a larger record-setting heat wave hitting China and India as well…
May 2
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April 2023
The Possible Relevance of Joseph Tainter
In the several years leading up to the launching of this blog, I spent a great deal of time reading and stewing about our current difficulties and…
Apr 25
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The Case for Plan B
In my previous essay, I argued that rising to the challenge of the permanent problem is daunting but manageable: you can get there from here. Working…
Apr 18
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The Case for Muddling Through
Over the course of twenty essays so far, I’ve attempted to describe the nature of the predicament now facing the United States and other rich…
Apr 11
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March 2023
Back in April
I've decided to pause the blog for the rest of this month and return in April. I took a month off in December after writing my first ten essays; having…
Mar 14
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Democracy's Crisis of Legitimacy
Given all the ground I’ve covered on this blog so far, I’m now in a position to summarize and synthesize my various observations and arguments about the…
Mar 7
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February 2023
Saying Yes
Can faith be restored in a disillusioned world? Traditional modes of engaging the sacred have lost their hold on people’s loyalties, and our current…
Feb 28
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The Loss of Faith
I started this blog because I wanted to get to the bottom of things. At the Niskanen Center, I’ve worked on policies to address the problems of slow…
Feb 21
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How Mainstream Journalism Squandered Its Authority
My last essay on our toxic media environment stirred up a decent amount of interest and comment, so I’d like to follow up with some further observations…
Feb 14
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