in thread "Patchwork city states ?": Most frequently, a centralized declining empire will stagnate for a very long time—there's a lot of ruin in a nation. Then eventually it's weak enough that someone from outside can knock it over, like Alaric or Alexander or the East India Company. 2mo ago (collapse hidden) log in to judge received 7.7 7.7 Most frequently, a c (view hidden) log in to judge received 7.7 7.7
in thread "What longform piece is missing from the Mass Deportation/Remigration discussion?": Sure, sounds worth writing. You should go for it.... 3mo ago (collapse hidden) log in to judge received 11.5 11.5 Sure, sounds worth w (view hidden) log in to judge received 11.5 11.5
in thread "The case for Trump's deficit-reciprocal tariff plan": I have seen intellectuals propose quite a few different galaxy-brain explanations for why a philosopher-king might do something like Trump's tariffs. Each of these explanations is internally coherent, but they're quite different from each other and often c... 4mo ago (collapse hidden) log in to judge received 11.0 11.0 I have seen intellec (view hidden) log in to judge received 11.0 11.0 The logic could just as easily be "This keeps the media reactive and confused and keeps me driving the news cycle". Or "I'll be able to use this to negotiate concessions and I don't have to go through with it for very long". Or "I liek tariffs". Or "I told... 4mo ago (collapse hidden) log in to judge received 1.5 1.5 The logic could just (view hidden) log in to judge received 1.5 1.5