On employees and managers

What is the difference between managers and ordinary workers? Obviously it is wealth, power and character traits. But is it possible to find a simple, universal criterion? I suggest the…

Who won in Ukraine?

From Reflections on Elites, War and Peace, published in 2022: “We can consider any end to the war that provides Russia with clear guarantees that Ukraine’s territory will not be…

Kingdom and coup

I sometimes say (inspired by Curtis Yarvin) that to call most of the countries of the European Union democracies is like calling the Netherlands a monarchy. This means that formal…