How ALBA Enables International Rent-Seeking & Cronyism From Cooperation to Control: ALBA Rent-Seeking Analysis Research Brief Visualization From Cooperation to Control How ALBA Enables International Rent-Seeking & Cronyism ⬤ Resource Arbitrage ⬤ Opaque Imports ⬤ Political Patronage The Mechanism of Extraction Academic research indicates that the Bolivarian Alliance for the Peoples of Our America (ALBA), […]
Read MoreThe Social Road to Serfdom The Social Road to Serfdom Tracking the Unintended Consequences and State Expansion in Social Policy System State Metrics State Power Expansion 0% Individual Liberty Index 100% Initial Stable Equilibrium. Proceed to Next Stage Reset Simulation
Read MoreThis is a presentation from the literature review of an upcoming research project produced with Google Gemini. The research is mine, the presentation is for demonstration purposes. Authoritarian Economic Integration and Democracy Authoritarianism & Economic Integration Overview Mechanisms Case Study Counterarguments Conclusion Overview Mechanisms Case Study Counterarguments Conclusion Does authoritarian-led economic integration threaten democracy? As […]
Read MoreI’m dreaming of a white Christmas Just like the ones I used to know Where the treetops glisten, and children listen To hear sleigh bells in the snow I’m dreaming of a white Christmas With every Christmas card I write May your days be merry and bright And may all your Christmases be white I’m […]
Read MoreThe Gift of the Magi The magi, as you know, were wise men–wonderfully wise men–who brought gifts to the Babe in the manger. They invented the art of giving Christmas presents. Being wise, their gifts were no doubt wise ones, possibly bearing the privilege of exchange in case of duplication. And here I have lamely […]
Read MoreLast year I recommended Handel’s Messiah A Soulful Celebration. And a couple of years back, I was on the ball enough to give advance notice of ABC’s showing of A Charlie Brown Christmas. (I hope the shameless commercialism of those links doesn’t offend Chuck.) This year, I got new music – 40 Years: A Charlie […]
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