The Permanent Problem

Toward a political theory of the present.

Researching the Communist Party of China is my day job. Here I write long reads on international politics, ancient history, and American conservatism.

Imperfect takes with uncertain payoff

Analysis and criticism of the antiliberal right, social-justice progressivism, and cultural topics

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Exploring the shared upheavals of our era, including technological and cultural change, the ideological revolution consuming the West, the rise of China, and the crisis of liberalism.

Discovering, creating, and inventing a better world through technological innovation, economic growth, and pro-progress culture.

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Economic history, economics, political economy, finance, & forecasting. Here to try to make you (and me) smarter in a world with many increasingly deep & complicated troubles...

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