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Thomas Malthus’ An Essay on the Principle of Population
Bill King • Unapologetically Moderate: My Search for the Rational Center in American Politics
Megapolitical transitions are never popular, because they antiquate painstakingly acquired intellectual capital and confound established moral imperatives. They are not undertaken by popular demand, but in response to changes in the external conditions that alter the logic of violence in the local setting. Transitions to new ways of organizing live
... See moreJames Dale Davidson, Lord William Rees-Mogg • The Sovereign Individual: Mastering the Transition to the Information Age
Other things being equal, the more widely dispersed key technologies are, the more widely dispersed power will tend to be, and the smaller the optimum scale of government.
James Dale Davidson, Lord William Rees-Mogg • The Sovereign Individual: Mastering the Transition to the Information Age
THE ENGINEERING QUESTION
Peter Thiel, Blake Masters • Zero to One
At home, Americans are also turning inward. We are building walls around our immediate perimeter—to protect our town, our tribe, our kin.
Neil Howe • The Fourth Turning Is Here: What the Seasons of History Tell Us about How and When This Crisis Will End
EXTENDING THE FOUNDING
Peter Thiel, Blake Masters • Zero to One
Tuur Demeester’s disdainful voice flared over the Skype link from Belgium to the classroom in Guatemala.