People love the idea of meritocracy, but is it really that different from the old aristocracy?
Category: Capitalism
America the Insecure
Despite their enormous geographical advantages, and despite the action they take abroad, Americans feel remarkable unsafe and insecure.
Endless Wars
Can we cure Americas’s addiction to endless wars?
Investment Opportunities
For a robust economy it’s important that there are good investment opportunities.
Solving the Pension Problem
I was talking with Cécile in Paris and she was telling me about the pension problem they have in France.
The Microchip David
“The Goliath of totalitarianism will be brought down by the David of the microchip.” – Ronald Reagan.
Which just shows it’s difficult to make predictions, especially about the future.
Pervert Technology
In the words of Nathan Heller in The New Yorker, “Many drivers regard autonomous cars as a pervert technology, like sex robots or Nespresso machines.”
