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Sacha Meyers • Bitcoin Is Venice: Essays on the Past and Future of Capitalism
In 1999 Thomas Friedman published The Lexus and the Olive Tree: Understanding Globalization. It was Das Kapital for Smart America. In Friedman’s account, globalization is the organizing system of the post–Cold War era, but, unlike the Cold War, it is the result of technological advances and blind economic forces, not government policies. Rejecting
... See moreGeorge Packer • Last Best Hope: America in Crisis and Renewal
"Ben Hunt’s canonical essay “Snip!” from 2019 is one of my favorite short reads of all time. It’s a prescient look at the seismic shifts that will occur as the cord that once connected taxes and spending is cut. Read the piece later, but for now just know that it outlines the enormous real and psychological impact of renouncing the most important m... See more