Cultural Hybridity, Fast and Slow
A few years ago my family ate pizza and fresh pasta at a branch of Popolamama in Jakarta. It was very enjoyable – better than… Read More »Cultural Hybridity, Fast and Slow
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Writing and Reading as Technology (11): Writing Rules
The technology of writing isn’t simply the infrastructure of thought: it’s the enabling infrastructure of most of the complex activities we think of as government.… Read More »Writing and Reading as Technology (11): Writing Rules
Get Back: Thoughts on Watching The Beatles
For those who came in late… So did I. Get Back (released in November 2021) is a 7 hour documentary in three parts, made almost… Read More »Get Back: Thoughts on Watching The Beatles
Recommendation: John W. Gardner on Self Renewal
John W. Gardner (U.S. Secretary of State 1965 – 1969) is a thoughtful voice about self- and social-renewal and leadership: It is a puzzle why… Read More »Recommendation: John W. Gardner on Self Renewal
When did the video game industry overtake Hollywood and the music industry?
For those who came in late, the computer games industry has been bigger than Hollywood for a while. I came across this helpful graph in… Read More »When did the video game industry overtake Hollywood and the music industry?
Lant Pritchett: Schoolin’ Ain’t Learnin’
The idea that investing in human capital is central to promoting development has been widely accepted since the 1950s — and the world has seen… Read More »Lant Pritchett: Schoolin’ Ain’t Learnin’
Elites: Oligarchy, Aristocracy, Decline and Fall
Two long quotations on a theme I’ve been mulling over for the last few weeks. We value excellence and equality (moral equality for sure, and… Read More »Elites: Oligarchy, Aristocracy, Decline and Fall
One Hundred Million Souls for the Emperor: Paul Fussell on Experience and Perspective
Many years ago in New York I saw on the side of a bus a whiskey ad I’ve remembered all this time. It’s been for… Read More »One Hundred Million Souls for the Emperor: Paul Fussell on Experience and Perspective
Guidelines 2022
Given that you already have far more than most people in history, and are as-good-as-certain to have more stuff than you’ll ever need even if… Read More »Guidelines 2022
Will and Ariel Durant on Inequality, Redistribution, Revolution and the Nature of Society’s Wealth
On The Inevitability of Inequality Since practical ability differs from person to person, the majority of such abilities, in nearly all societies, is gathered in… Read More »Will and Ariel Durant on Inequality, Redistribution, Revolution and the Nature of Society’s Wealth