The Permanent Problem

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Rebalancing Capitalism
An Exercise in Definite Optimism (Part 3)
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The Next Level of Rich
An Exercise in Definite Optimism (Part 2)
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Envisioning the Next Level
An Exercise in Definite Optimism (Part 1)
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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March 2023
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…
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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…
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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…
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