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These Scholars Agree: the Thucydides Trap is a Myth

July 6, 2025

Last year, I wrote The Myth of the Thucydides Trap, criticizing the dominant narrative that the US and China are caught in a “great power… Continue Reading
The AI We Wanted vs The AI We’ve Got

June 26, 2025

Artificial intelligence promised to free us from work and give us more time for our relationships and our passions. So far, it’s doing the opposite.… Continue Reading
Does “Abundance” Live Up to the Hype? – A Book Review

May 10, 2025

Ezra Klein and Derek Thompson’s “Abundance” opens with a compelling vision for the future. In this future, green energy is so abundant that it’s practically… Continue Reading
What Caused the Great Divergence?

March 31, 2025

Starting sometime since 1500, Europe and its colonies began to pull far ahead of the rest of the world in terms of income, technological progress,… Continue Reading