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Nov
03

External Mediation

If here could be anywhere, why is everybody trying to make it there? The previous piece on complacency ended with
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Oct
20

Complacency, Comfort and Conflict

Corrupt leadership, failing institutions, a depraved culture bereft of ethical and moral virtues – this is how last week's
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Oct
12

Supplement Faith With Virtue, And Virtue With Knowledge

If you're reading this, it's likely that you are the type of person who has an
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Oct
06

A Being That Goes on Two Legs and Is Ungrateful

We now turn to the question of whether growth itself is wrong and humans are bad. The economic stagnation that
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Sep
28

What Fools These Mortals Be

In our discussion of stagnation so far, we have focused on economic, natural and cultural problems that have arisen over
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Sep
22

Violent Delights Have Violent Ends

Nicolo Machiavelli famously asked "Whether it be better to be loved than feared or feared than loved?" The
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Sep
14

The Measure You Use Will Be Measured to You

Up to this point, we have taken it for granted that economic growth approximates human progress. Last week's
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Sep
07

The Tyrant Custom

Last week's missive on progress concluded with two remaining natural explanations for stagnation. These were the demographic and
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Aug
31

There Is No Wealth But Life

Talk to nearly anyone about the decline of growth in the the last 50 years and you'll likely
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Aug
23

Every Tree Is Known by Its Fruit

Last week wrapped up the manmade causes of stagnation (underfunding, inequality, rentier capitalism, government overreach) by emphasizing the danger of
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