4+ day, 20+ hour ago   (287+ words) Looking at what’s just behind us in preparation for the week ahead. The descent of stable societies into ones of endemic violence rarely produces anything but new forms of tyranny and terror. Lorenz’s defense of her description of Mangione back…...

6+ day, 4+ min ago   (1181+ words) What makes for a good economy on a generational scale? Chapter 6 (pp. 32–38) from The Reconstruction Papers. This article was previously published as part of The Reconstruction Papers. The entire book is available in print and as a PDF. The federalist…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (129+ words) The current crisis of democracy was not inevitable, but a result of hubris and shortsightedness among generations of statesmen. The event horizon approaches. But the larger part of my concern rests with the extreme unpredictability of what the personality cult…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (216+ words) The demented politics of "Lioness" have infected the Pentagon. Chapter 4 (pp. 18–25) from The Reconstruction Papers. This article was previously published as part of The Reconstruction Papers. The entire book is available in print and as a PDF. Individual liability under…...