rent-seeking
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FreakonomicsApr 3, 2026The Peculiar Economics of Bourbon: Why 95% is Made in Kentucky and the Industry's Looming Glut
EconomicsTime as an investment inputMarket concentrationProtectionismMarket glut
PredictiveHistoryMar 5, 2026The Law of Asymmetry: Why the United States is Predicted to Lose the War with Iran
GeopoliticsLaw of AsymmetryEmpire's Advantages (Mass, Organization, Death)Empire's Disadvantages (Inequality, Elite Overproduction, Hubris)Rent-seeking- PredictiveHistoryOct 29, 2025
The Mandate of Heaven: An Alternative History of Civilization, Power, and Mythology
HistoryMarxist understanding of civilizationHunter-gatherer societiesAgriculture and food surplusHereditary elite - PredictiveHistoryAug 22, 2025
The Cycles of Societal Rise and Fall: Financialization, Elite Overproduction, and Civilizational Life Cycles
HistoryMonotheismModernitySocietal DeclineFinancialization 
EconomicsExplainedJul 20, 2025Iran's Economic Dilemma: Sanctions, Energy Inefficiency, and Geopolitical Constraints
EconomicsEnergy abundanceEconomic vulnerabilityInternational sanctions regimeEconomic dependency (on single export)- PredictiveHistoryFeb 18, 2025
The Oceanic Currents of History: A New Model for Understanding and Predicting Global Conflict and Societal Collapse
HistoryUnipolar momentPax AmericanaTrade WarsHistorical structural forces 
Awakening RichardDec 6, 2024Top Chinese Economist Exposes Trump 2.0's Geopolitical Strategy: Oil Wars, Empire Preservation, and Historical Parallels
GeopoliticsGeopolitical EconomyEmpire Decline (Late-stage Empire)Wealth CondensationRent-seeking Class
NewEconomicThinkingNov 13, 2024The Economics of Post-War Transitions: Unconventional Revenue and Expenditure Strategies
EconomicsPost-war reconstructionRevenue mobilizationPublic expenditureExternal aid / Aid boom- PredictiveHistoryOct 8, 2024
Elite Overproduction and the Bronze Age Collapse: A Cyclical Theory of Societal Instability
HistoryBronze Age CollapseElite OverproductionRent-seeking behaviorSystems collapse - MIT Open EconomyApr 5, 2023
Private and Social Returns to Education: Causal Effects, Displacement, and Experimental Evidence from Ghana
EconomicsPrivate returns to educationSocial returns to educationHuman capitalAbility bias - NewEconomicThinkingFeb 8, 2023
Comparative Economic Paradigms: Unintended Consequences, State Intervention, and Ideological Critiques
EconomicsUnintended consequencesAustrian School of economicsDemocratic socialismKeynesian economics - NewEconomicThinkingSep 7, 2022
The Deliberate Structuring of Labor Markets: How Policy Choices Protect High-End Professionals While Undermining Manufacturing Wages
EconomicsLabor Market StructuringIncome DistributionTrade DealsProtectionist Barriers - NewEconomicThinkingAug 31, 2022
How to Unfck Finance: Deconstructing the Bloated and Inefficient Financial Sector
FinanceCapital allocationFinancial market efficiencyFinancial system efficiencyProductivity growth 
lexfridmanAug 13, 2022Magatte Wade on Africa's Prosperity: Free Markets, Economic Freedom, and the Legacy of Colonialism
EconomicsTaranga (hospitality)Economic empowermentFree marketsNational prosperity- NewEconomicThinkingApr 11, 2022
Re-orienting Global Finance Towards Ecological and Social Goals: A Call for a New Bretton Woods Moment
EconomicsBretton WoodsGlobal economic governanceFinancial instabilityRising inequality - NewEconomicThinkingNov 3, 2021
Creating the Financial Conditions for a Green New Deal: A Critique of Capitalism and a Vision for a Steady-State Economy
EconomicsGreen New DealMacroeconomicsEcosystem economicsCredit creation - NewEconomicThinkingMar 4, 2021
The Pandemic's Unmasking: Systemic Failures, Eroding Trust, and the Path to a New Economic Thinking
EconomicsStatus quo anteHysteresis effectsAuthoritarian demagogueAnti-intellectualism - lexfridmanFeb 23, 2021
Breaking Frameworks: Physics Beyond Einstein, Government Coherence, and Free Speech in the Digital Age with Eric Weinstein
ScienceSimulation HypothesisDrake EquationDarwinian Theory (descent with variation)Bilipid layer (cellular analogy) - NewEconomicThinkingFeb 16, 2021
Money's Enduring Linear Influence on US Elections and the Urgent Call for Systemic Reform
EconomicsLinear model of money in politicsTwo-way causality problemInstrumental variablesSpatial regression - NewEconomicThinkingFeb 2, 2021
There Is No Going Back to Normalcy: Navigating America's Cascading Crises
GeopoliticsCascading crisesElite consensusWorking class displacementIncome inequality - NewEconomicThinkingAug 23, 2020
Roman Frydman on the Misguided COVID-19 Stimulus, Political Economy, and Knightian Uncertainty
EconomicsKnightian UncertaintyRadical UncertaintyOntological UncertaintyRisk vs. Uncertainty - NewEconomicThinkingAug 23, 2020
Economic Disparity and Political Transformation: How Greenwich Republicans Embraced Trump
EconomicsNoblesse obligeCountry club RepublicanismTrumpismFinancialization - lexfridmanAug 1, 2019
Kevin Scott on Microsoft's Broad Vision: AI as a Platform, Radical Markets, and Ethical Tech Governance
TechnologyRadical MarketsData DignityAI as a PlatformDemocratization of Technology - NewEconomicThinkingJun 27, 2018
Reclaiming Capitalism: Deconstructing the Illusion of an Unchangeable System
EconomicsCapitalism as an illusionNaturalization of marketsSocial construction of marketsNeoconservatism - NewEconomicThinkingDec 12, 2017
The Future of Technology, Platforms, and Economic Paradigms: Rewriting the Rules
EconomicsTechnological changePlatform economicsAlgorithmic managementWinner-takes-all platforms - NewEconomicThinkingNov 14, 2017
The Blindspot in Mainstream Economics: Challenging the Efficient Market and Invisible Hand Narratives
EconomicsMainstream economicsEfficient capital market hypothesisInvisible handInformation asymmetry
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