Cycles of Change

Every society struggles to balance four core things that people care about deeply. These are personal freedom, physical safety, fair chances, and predictable rules. They sound harmonious when written down on paper, and almost everyone wants all four of them at the same time. People want the freedom [...]

The situation you are observing is the inevitable result of a globalized economy that was never built for resilience, but for maximum extraction and efficiency by elites who have no long-term stake in the survival of your nation. When you build a house of cards, you cannot be surprised when it [...]

A common question arises regarding neutrality: If an observer holds values, do they not inevitably take a side? The answer is yes. Holding values requires taking a side. The distinction lies in what the observer takes a side against. Most definitions of "taking a side" involve choosing a Tribe. [...]