Progress

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

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

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

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

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

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

As promised, this week we complete the analysis of the most prominently stated manmade causes of stagnation. Last week explored

Progress has four potential enemies: man, nature, society and self/god. Last week's piece Stagnation and Skandalon laid out these

In my last piece, Momentum in the 21st Century, we discussed the current state of the stagnation argument, the various