On bureaucracy and socialism
Pointless bureaucracy is something that suffocates us all. Those in business, a little more than others, but it’s crushing everyone. The endless lines of pointless regulations, forms, prohibitions and obligations……
On the solidarity of worlds
Much has been written, and will be written, about the California wildfires. But something is already emerging quite clearly. Something we haven’t seen on any video… We haven’t seen the…
Before surrender
So why does Ukraine need Trump? Not for more “war aid”. America has nothing left to give. But perhaps Donald Trump could negotiate softer terms of surrender. There is nothing…
On the usefulness of social science theories
What are social science theories good for? That when you work with a solid theory, you can predict better than others. For example, the ban on the export of the…
To all its consequences
Does the market have the advantage of rewarding the hard-working and punishing the lazy? (or the able and the incapable). This naive idea is widespread, but the main author of…
Who’s afraid of engineers
I often juxtapose engineering thinking and powerpoint thinking here. Two basic approaches to the world. The former is focused on solving problems, the latter on manipulating people. I believe that…