economic history
Is energy the true currency?: Energy economists
The correlation nobody explains away In 1973, the price of oil quadrupled in three months. GDP in every industrialized nation fell. Unemployment rose. Inflation rose. The Keynesian models shattered on contact with a physical constraint.... What does developmental history reveal that's hard to see any other way?: The Story
The compensation bonds In 1833, Britain abolished slavery throughout its empire. In 1838, it began compensating the slaveholders — twenty million pounds, roughly forty percent of the national budget, paid not to the enslaved but to the people who had owned them.... Why does wealth keep concentrating?: Democratic socialists
The steelworker’s math In 1970, a steelworker in Youngstown earned enough to buy a house, send two kids to college, and retire with a pension. He needed a union card and forty hours.... The Open Question Feb 25: What's the future of America?
Are we (USA) in a decline? Are we thriving? Does it matter? Think The Fourth Turning, Ray Dalio's changing world order, The Decline of the Roman Empire, rise of China, and whatever else you bring.... Psychological Profile of MAGA. I just did a study on the psychological profile of MAGA, who largely seem to be over 60, white, male, and Christian.
Why do you think this is?
https://www.peoplesrepublicofcascadia.com/I think the mistake is treating this as a psychological anomaly instead of a historical pattern. Groups do not become angry because of identity alone. They become angry when economic agency collapses and there is no viable path forward....