The polite version of China's economic debate goes like this: optimists emphasize institutional capacity and monetary sovereignty; pessimists emphasize real constraints and debt; reasonable people occupy the middle ground and wait for more data. This framing is not wrong so much as it is cowardly—a description of positions that serves everyone's professional interests and nobody's … Continue reading The Calcification Consensus: Why Everyone Discussing China’s Future Is Lying About the Odds
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The Physics of the Grip: Why Leia Was Right
"The more you tighten your grip, Tarkin, the more star systems will slip through your fingers."-Princess Leia in Star Wars Leia wasn't making a political prediction—she was stating a physical law. The Grip as Mandate Tarkin's grip is pure mandatrophy. The Death Star represents the ultimate centralization fantasy: consolidate all military power into a single … Continue reading The Physics of the Grip: Why Leia Was Right
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