Part 4: Society
Who Guards The Guards? Bureaucracy, Empire, And The Eternal Struggle To Control The State
Elon Musk's DOGE initiative has identified $215 billion in US government savings and aims for $2 trillion. The EU's regulatory apparatus grows by thousands of pages each year. Ever…
Part 3: Jobs & Economy
The Return of the State Factory: Why Nations That Forgot How To Make Things Are Remembering
In February 2026, the United States signed a trade deal with Taiwan that included $250 billion in semiconductor investment pledges. Tariffs are back. Industrial policy is back. Aft…
Part 4: Society
The Death Of The Fourth Estate: What The Collapse Of Newspapers Means For Democracy, Power, And Truth
On February 4th 2026, a Washington Post reporter in a warzone in Ukraine learned by text message that she had been laid off. Nearly half the newsroom was gone in a single day. This…
Part 2: Global Balance of Power
Europe Rearms: Why The Continent That Invented Total War Is Spending €800 Billion On Defence
In 1932, Germany spent less than 1% of GDP on its military. By 1939, that figure was 23%. The transformation took just seven years. Today, Europe is embarking on the fastest rearma…