Announcing Décret 3792

There’s a common Russian phrase from the darker days of the Imperium: “they pretend to pay us and we pretend to work”. How much is contained within that one phrase! In just ten words the breakdown of an entire social contract is evidenced. The world is built on social contracts: Read more…

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Looking Beyond 2022

At the beginning of each new year, after the Bauchinalia, it’s customary to look forward to the coming year. But I would like to look further ahead to a longer-term vision of the future. Let’s imagine it’s 2050. Instead of a world wrecked by climate change, we see a world Read more…