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A key argument in Lincoln’s case against slavery was that it supported an aristocracy determined to undermine America’s promise that “the humblest man [has] an equal chance to get rich with everyone else.”
Charles R. Morris • The Tycoons: How Andrew Carnegie, John D. Rockefeller, Jay Gould, and J. P. Morgan Invented the American Supereconomy
An open world is a more prosperous world, but it is also a world in which both individuals and businesses must be better protected against critical risks. In the thalassocratic paradigm, instead of folding in on themselves, countries must continue to defend free trade but with its complement: a Great Safety Net 2.0 that is in sync with today’s
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Yarvin argued that the institutions of civil society, such as Harvard, would need to be shut down. “The idea that you’re going to be a Caesar . . . with someone else’s Department of Reality in operation is just manifestly absurd,” he said.
Ava Kofman • Curtis Yarvin’s Plot Against America
Fourth, this artificially expanded opportunity will favor general bigness and concentration in finance itself.
Sacha Meyers • Bitcoin Is Venice: Essays on the Past and Future of Capitalism
Marginal REVOLUTION - Small Steps Toward A Much Better World
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