Anthony Manning-Franklin

The fact is that excessive wealth is inflationary. The more the wealthy consolidate and accumulate wealth, the more expensive everything becomes while simultaneously rendering us less able to afford it, and even the things we can afford (barely) become so utterly enshittified that we find ourselves totally beholden to the

These days, my stance on AI pisses a lot of people right off. I decided to write down exactly why I'm perfectly happy pissing off quite a few people with my anti-AI conviction, and why I'm unlikely to change my mind. Strap in, this is going

When two nations engage in war, their economies ultimately determine the outcome, but what shapes their economy? While obvious answers include geography, natural resources, population, and technology, a critical but often forgotten factor is their economic philosophy. For example, a conflict between an authoritarian regime running a command economy and