David Goldman on China; Jacob Siegel on Curtis Yarvin; Curtis Yarvin on deep politics; Faridaily on Ukraine; Scott Sumner on the Gold Standard; Infovores on The Batman
Yarvin, Burnham, Weinstein, Mosca, and Edelman highlight elite capture of democracy. They are half right. The other half of the story would highlight grassroots pressures on democracy; for example, the median voter, populism, status anxiety, safety anxiety, and preferences for 3rd-party payment, redistribution, and kicking the can down the road.
What's scary about WWII is that Hitler was disappointed by Munich. How dare they deny me my war! My gut (which could be wrong) says Putin would have been satisfied by Munich, that is why I hold out some hope for Ukraine resolving.
With Taiwan the issue is Chinese pride. Can Chinese pride be satisfied by a Munich. If so, maybe we can avoid WWIII. If not then China will seek a war. I'm of the opinion that the satisfaction of Chinese pride is contingent rather then determined. I hope that is not a misread.
Yarvin, Burnham, Weinstein, Mosca, and Edelman highlight elite capture of democracy. They are half right. The other half of the story would highlight grassroots pressures on democracy; for example, the median voter, populism, status anxiety, safety anxiety, and preferences for 3rd-party payment, redistribution, and kicking the can down the road.
If China isn't a real county, no country is!
What's scary about WWII is that Hitler was disappointed by Munich. How dare they deny me my war! My gut (which could be wrong) says Putin would have been satisfied by Munich, that is why I hold out some hope for Ukraine resolving.
With Taiwan the issue is Chinese pride. Can Chinese pride be satisfied by a Munich. If so, maybe we can avoid WWIII. If not then China will seek a war. I'm of the opinion that the satisfaction of Chinese pride is contingent rather then determined. I hope that is not a misread.