Alexander Hamilton began as a Whig demanding limits on imperial power, then ended the war arguing for a stronger national government. Betrayal of his founding principles, or their logical evolution? Explore and decide for yourself. Register below:
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- Every technology that "destroys jobs" has also created ones nobody could have predicted. Walter Block (@ProfWalterBlock) of Loyola University New Orleans explains why AI and automation follow the same pattern as tractors, cars, and computers before them.
- Art Carden (@artcarden) bought a $21.82 wrestling action figure — designed in the US, manufactured in China, sold in Alabama — to explain why the trade deficit isn't the villain you think it is.
- Hierarchies built empires; networks toppled them. Aeon Skoble (@AeonSkoble) leads a VRG on Ferguson's Square and the Tower starting September 21. Register below:
- Advantages that start out fair rarely stay contained. Maurizio Bovi explains how families, cities, firms, and states can turn tolerable inequality into something far more persistent.
