Rethinking Limited Government
It was once taken for granted that in times of war, government must be strong, decisive, and—if necessary—nearly unconstrained. Only such a government could marshal the resources required for victory.…
Speculation Over Production
Professor Budil and I often approach the same questions from opposite angles. Take his concept of “cognitive intolerance,” which broadly corresponds to what I describe as rationality. The difference is…
Life After Social Media
Why do I suspect that the age of social media is slowly drawing to a close? It’s actually quite simple. When I want to reach a specific person, I call…
The Honesty Paradox
Another round of the Epstein affair is already fading from the headlines. But the issue itself is likely to stay with us for good. For decades to come, we will…
Perceiving Decline
By now, dozens of studies suggest—if not outright demonstrate—that the sense of civilizational decline is, to a significant extent, a feature of the human mind itself. It arises from a…
Addicted to simplicity
In recent years, dopamine has become something of a buzzword—a fashionable concept invoked everywhere, usually in a negative sense, as something that is supposedly “damaging our brains.” There is no…