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The Political Machine Behind the Apollo Program

The Apollo Program took an impossible goal and achieved it within a decade. Charles Fishman has written an invaluable history of how social engineers, institution builders, and political deal-brokers made it happen.

Ryan Khurana Posted on July 15, 2020July 20, 2020

How Late Zhou China Reverse-Engineered a Civilization

The knowledge and practices needed for civilization to flourish are commonly lost. Thinkers in the Late Zhou dynasty of ancient China recognized the decline of their era and attempted to overcome it.

Samo Burja Posted on July 10, 2020July 14, 2020

The Theory of History That Guides Xi Jinping

Chinese President Xi Jinping believes in inevitable laws of history and makes sure that his government does too. China’s path of peaceful development depends on his continued belief in globalization and the rise of developing economies.

Tanner Greer Posted on July 8, 2020July 15, 2020

Why Big Tech Is More Competent Than the U.S. Government

The U.S. pandemic response was undermined by buck-passing and bad judgment at every turn. Tech giants outperformed it thanks to lessons from the past and better incentives for the future.

Byrne Hobart Posted on July 1, 2020December 21, 2024

The Green Zone Plan to Reopen Universities

Universities face a moment of decision for the upcoming fall semester, but instead of embracing fully online content or just throwing the doors wide open, they can develop a serious Green Zone plan to effectively handle the COVID-19 crisis.

Seth Largo Posted on June 26, 2020July 8, 2020

Singapore Is Failing at Digital Sovereignty

Singapore has been held up as a model of governance. But with American political culture threatening its institutions, China’s digital sovereignty may be the strategy that endures.

Vincent Garton and Brandon Cheong Posted on June 24, 2020June 24, 2020

The New Managerial Class Is Not a Class at All

The concept of class isn’t arbitrary. It’s based on a unique stream of income and a distinct class ideology. The rising managerial elite have neither of those things.

Nicolas Villarreal Posted on June 18, 2020October 9, 2021

The Economic Foundations of Industrial Policy

America’s resurgent interest in industrial policy will go nowhere without rigorous economic foundations. State action can exploit limitations in the market to accelerate development.

Marc Fasteau and Ian Fletcher Posted on June 15, 2020June 30, 2020

The Politics of Crisis Is Not Going Away

We are trapped in an escalating politics of crisis, which threatens to break our connection with reality. It’s only going to get worse before it gets better.

Wessie du Toit Posted on June 10, 2020December 21, 2024

The Two Visions at War for Ukraine’s Future

Ukraine failed to develop into a post-communist society and is being torn apart by two visions of its future. Luka Jukic visits Lviv and Odessa to observe these visions, one aimed at Central Europe, the other harkening back to Russian civilization.

Luka Jukic Posted on June 3, 2020

How Social Engineering Drives Technology

Technology doesn’t disrupt society. Society adopts technology through a process of social re-engineering. This can’t happen without functional institutions.

Samo Burja Posted on May 28, 2020May 28, 2020

Institutional Failures Give Us No Choice but Herd Immunity

We locked down society to buy us time to contain COVID-19. Instead of contact tracing, our decayed institutions delivered economic calamity and no remedy. Now, we must live with the virus.

Ryan Khurana Posted on May 21, 2020May 21, 2020

Greening the Heavens

Futurists have imagined a conflicted spectrum of cosmic visions with intriguing convergence. Those visions impact us today and determine where we will be in years to come.

Thomas Moynihan Posted on May 11, 2020September 5, 2022

It’s Time to Build for Good

It’s time to build. But building is intensely political, our industrial capacity has been demobilized, and we no longer have a positive vision for America that actually inspires us.

Isaac Wilks Posted on April 30, 2020May 13, 2020

The Luxuries We Can No Longer Afford

America has lost sight of the basic difference between wants and needs. Public needs, rather than private wants, should drive our allocation of capital.

Nicolas Villarreal Posted on April 24, 2020May 13, 2020

How America Can Discipline Monopoly Power

The current American antitrust regime lacks the will and the doctrine to deal with big tech monopolies. Even when monopolies benefit the consumer, their governance becomes a matter of state interest.

Matthew Downhour Posted on April 20, 2020May 13, 2020

Only the State Can Succeed at Decentralization

Successful decentralization today is not deployed against power centers, but is rather used by power centers to accelerate experimentation and growth. America should look to East Asian models and its own history to rebuild a dynamic state.

Ash Milton Posted on April 11, 2020May 13, 2020

Singapore Put My Safety Ahead of Ideology

Jen Wei Ting writes of her personal experience with Singapore’s effective but minimally invasive response to the pandemic. And yet, its approach to personal freedoms and privacy would be considered too draconian in the West.

Jen Wei Ting Posted on April 3, 2020May 13, 2020

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