Tag: war
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Day 316 of 1000: Transcending Self and Culture
Flow psychologist Csikszentmihalyi’s ideas about how individuals can influence cultural and social evolution. I’m skeptical.
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Day 304 of 1000: Why the U.S. Needs NATO, but Trump Does Not
Michael McFaul of Stanford and the Hoover Institution says the U.S. still needs NATO. Unfortunately, the current U.S. President does not.
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Day 294 of 1000: The 2022 Analog
In 2022, we faced an energy shock and runaway inflation. In 2026, we face an energy shock and a possible growth slowdown. How they are the same and different.
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DAy 286 of 1000: Global Trade and the Fourth Turning
The current closure of the Hormuz Strait is putting pressure on the petrodollar system. If the U.S. loses it, they’ve lost their economic power too.
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Day 277 of 1000: Central Banks and the Mideast Crisis
The war in the Middle East means that every country around the world faces complicated supply chain impacts and difficult interest rate decisions.
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Day 270 of 1000: Problems vs Mysteries
French playwright and philosopher Gabriel Marcel distinguished between problems and mysteries. The problem of war deaths, vs the mystery.