History shows a recurring pattern where radical leftists destabilize a nation, only to be executed or imprisoned by the authoritarians they help bring to power once their purpose is served.
While individuals can change, humans *en masse* are distressingly predictable. Breaking out of recurring historical patterns of economic disruption and conflict might only be possible through radical technological interventions like superintelligent AI or DNA alteration.
It's rarely the workers who rise up. It is the "overproduced elites"—educated individuals whose high expectations are unmet by their economic reality—who spearhead revolutionary movements fueled by resentment.
A free market needs price signals to function, telling businesses what consumers want and enabling efficient resource allocation. Government-run enterprises eliminate this signal, leading to inefficiency, shortages, and economic collapse.
The principle of Chesterton's Fence warns against removing a rule or institution without first understanding its purpose. To do so is to risk destroying the very stability and prosperity you take for granted.
Contrary to some modern narratives, Peru's worst economic collapse, hyperinflation, and the bloody Shining Path insurgency occurred *after* removing foreign influence and implementing state-run, leftist policies.
Young people should reject victimhood narratives. The natural cycle is for established leaders and companies to become dogmatic and slow, creating opportunities for hungry, sharp, and risk-taking newcomers to supplant them.
When the public doesn't feel the economic pain of war through high gas prices, political leaders face less domestic pressure to de-escalate, buying them more leeway for military action.
A record 105.8 million Americans are neither employed nor looking for work, surpassing the pandemic peak. This signals a profound, underlying weakness in the US job market, far beyond what headline unemployment numbers suggest.
Unchecked capitalism can lead to predatory monopolies like Standard Oil that consolidate power and stifle competition. Government intervention to break up these monopolies, while a dangerous game, is a necessary tool to preserve a competitive market.
The oil market's long-term futures predict deflation, seeing a global slowdown and China's housing crisis as bigger economic forces than short-term, conflict-driven price spikes.
Adam Smith's core insight was that instead of fighting human selfishness, a capitalist system can structure it so the only way for individuals to get rich is by creating value for others.
Proposing a one-time billionaire tax to "save healthcare" is a fundamental lie. It doesn't address the systemic annual budget gap and creates a false impression that a single cash injection can solve a recurring structural problem.
By releasing powerful, free open-source AI models, China aims to commoditize the technology and undermine the business models of closed-source American leaders like OpenAI, attacking a key pillar of US economic growth.