17+ hour, 53+ min ago   (1080+ words) In 1982, American political scientist Chalmers Johnson coined a term: the developmental state. He gave it four conditions. One: the government puts economic growth above everything else. If that means ignoring public opinion for a while, fine. Two: the state needs…...

6+ mon, 4+ day ago   (123+ words) Dozens of defense startups and established contractors are racing to supply autonomous vessels to the U.S. Navy as Washington pushes to modernize maritime warfare with unmanned technology. This single post says more about our ruling class than a thousand policy papers....