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I imagine I'm missing some context here, so I'll bow out.
January 23, 2026 at 4:53 AM
I imagine I'm missing some context here, so I'll bow out.
It is not really an issue I'm interested in litigating, but close to 40% of the confederacy was black slaves. You really don't need state capacity when you have close to complete social buy-in.
January 23, 2026 at 4:32 AM
It is not really an issue I'm interested in litigating, but close to 40% of the confederacy was black slaves. You really don't need state capacity when you have close to complete social buy-in.
Whatever your definitions or theories about Paleolithic societies, they cannot really generalize to modern societies, even remaining hunter gatherers. Modernity has touched everyone.
January 23, 2026 at 1:40 AM
Whatever your definitions or theories about Paleolithic societies, they cannot really generalize to modern societies, even remaining hunter gatherers. Modernity has touched everyone.
One can have a definition of a social phenomena that can be folded into a framework with explanatory power without it necessarily being able to provide predictive power.
January 23, 2026 at 1:40 AM
One can have a definition of a social phenomena that can be folded into a framework with explanatory power without it necessarily being able to provide predictive power.
Just proves Hungarians aren't from Turan.
January 22, 2026 at 7:53 PM
Just proves Hungarians aren't from Turan.
The Pan-Turanic hypothesis.
January 22, 2026 at 7:49 PM
The Pan-Turanic hypothesis.
That statement just seems to me Tooze emphasizing the disconnect. As for your question it depends on how you define "your side." Wars of succession across history were often filled with brutal purges.
January 17, 2026 at 4:12 AM
That statement just seems to me Tooze emphasizing the disconnect. As for your question it depends on how you define "your side." Wars of succession across history were often filled with brutal purges.
I think people are reading his quote too literally for a transcription of an off hand verbal statement. I think he's referring to the Spanish civil war and the rise of the NSDP. If Trump was on that level of a threat, failing to stop him is essentially a death sentence.
January 17, 2026 at 4:12 AM
I think people are reading his quote too literally for a transcription of an off hand verbal statement. I think he's referring to the Spanish civil war and the rise of the NSDP. If Trump was on that level of a threat, failing to stop him is essentially a death sentence.
Everyone on this site is reading that literally. I read it in context of repudiating Tai's comments about her scars, the price for failure of that level used to be death not moving to the Harvard Kennedy center.
January 17, 2026 at 12:29 AM
Everyone on this site is reading that literally. I read it in context of repudiating Tai's comments about her scars, the price for failure of that level used to be death not moving to the Harvard Kennedy center.
Whether it's funded through taxes or funds is relevant to the amount of productive capacity required to support the individuals. With a constant source of captive purchasers, you may just be creating a distortionary inflation pressure on certain financial assets.
January 12, 2026 at 4:43 PM
Whether it's funded through taxes or funds is relevant to the amount of productive capacity required to support the individuals. With a constant source of captive purchasers, you may just be creating a distortionary inflation pressure on certain financial assets.
Generally families need monetary distributions more at birth than later in life. Societies generally benefit more from early childhood development than additional tertiary schooling. Fundamentally the issue is where to allocate production and services.
January 12, 2026 at 4:43 PM
Generally families need monetary distributions more at birth than later in life. Societies generally benefit more from early childhood development than additional tertiary schooling. Fundamentally the issue is where to allocate production and services.
The "China Shock," as much as it exists, is a tech shock from two directions. 1) containerization, shipping improvements, and digital rollouts all enabled trans-oceanic production and trade. 2) China itself is becoming a driving force of innovation and new tech.
December 29, 2025 at 3:58 PM
The "China Shock," as much as it exists, is a tech shock from two directions. 1) containerization, shipping improvements, and digital rollouts all enabled trans-oceanic production and trade. 2) China itself is becoming a driving force of innovation and new tech.
You absolutely can dramtically supply if the will was there. Whether the trade offs are worth it is a different question.
December 28, 2025 at 6:15 PM
You absolutely can dramtically supply if the will was there. Whether the trade offs are worth it is a different question.
I don't know that American liberals are actually anti-imperialist. I certainly have not seen many if any, liberal institutions, media, or intellectuals actually express any concrete anti imperialism. If anything they thread the needle by denying the empire's existence in the first place.
December 26, 2025 at 5:51 AM
I don't know that American liberals are actually anti-imperialist. I certainly have not seen many if any, liberal institutions, media, or intellectuals actually express any concrete anti imperialism. If anything they thread the needle by denying the empire's existence in the first place.
I don't think that's true outside of the most basic dynamics of ingroups. Maybe within certain pockets of Catholicism in immigrant groups of Anglo countries.
December 26, 2025 at 5:46 AM
I don't think that's true outside of the most basic dynamics of ingroups. Maybe within certain pockets of Catholicism in immigrant groups of Anglo countries.
If you consider bricks prefab, essentially any material input into construction could be considered prefab.
December 20, 2025 at 9:54 PM
If you consider bricks prefab, essentially any material input into construction could be considered prefab.
Yeah, I just wanted to point out why there may be valid reasons for the different reactions to AI depending on the field. Artists have historically always been in precarious economic positions, but I think these technologies are hitting them the hardest.
December 18, 2025 at 4:18 PM
Yeah, I just wanted to point out why there may be valid reasons for the different reactions to AI depending on the field. Artists have historically always been in precarious economic positions, but I think these technologies are hitting them the hardest.
1) much of code is open source by design 2) employment in tech is generally more a traditional employment model as opposed to being on contract 3) there are still patents that protect the same tech companies that are abusing copyright.
December 18, 2025 at 3:54 PM
1) much of code is open source by design 2) employment in tech is generally more a traditional employment model as opposed to being on contract 3) there are still patents that protect the same tech companies that are abusing copyright.
I mean IP is kind of inherently incoherent through the lens of some type of deontological framework. Maybe there is something in the literature that formalizes it, but I haven't seen anything convincing. The fundamental differences between coding and art is that:
December 18, 2025 at 3:54 PM
I mean IP is kind of inherently incoherent through the lens of some type of deontological framework. Maybe there is something in the literature that formalizes it, but I haven't seen anything convincing. The fundamental differences between coding and art is that:
I don't follow, does this student that is being targeted have a history of claiming long covid?
December 18, 2025 at 1:28 AM
I don't follow, does this student that is being targeted have a history of claiming long covid?
I agree in principle; however, there is a question of whether it's worth keeping certain party discipline in place before power is gained. What kind of identity and power structure the party maintains is important for long term organization.
December 17, 2025 at 6:25 PM
I agree in principle; however, there is a question of whether it's worth keeping certain party discipline in place before power is gained. What kind of identity and power structure the party maintains is important for long term organization.
Well unfortunately, one of the only mechanisms of discipline is to pull all support for candidates and politicians that break with the party. However, this is too controversial of a step for the broader left electoral base and even for much of the party itself.
December 17, 2025 at 6:13 PM
Well unfortunately, one of the only mechanisms of discipline is to pull all support for candidates and politicians that break with the party. However, this is too controversial of a step for the broader left electoral base and even for much of the party itself.
Modulo 4 that works just fine.
December 12, 2025 at 7:14 AM
Modulo 4 that works just fine.
I never said they officially did. I said that Jim Messina, who ran a Super Pac did for her, and it was picked up early by right wing media.
December 9, 2025 at 11:52 PM
I never said they officially did. I said that Jim Messina, who ran a Super Pac did for her, and it was picked up early by right wing media.
So while she did not say it was "her turn" herself, it was a slogan that people around her campaign were playing with. It was also something that critics picked up on, with the Free Beacon picking it up back in 2015 freebeacon.com/politics/fmr....
Former Obama Campaign Manager on Hillary Clinton: 'It's Her Turn' to Be President
Jim Messina said he believes it is Hillary’s turn to be president. The man who ran President Obama’s re-election campaign stumbled by confirming what many Democratic strategists fear: The Democratic p...
freebeacon.com
December 9, 2025 at 11:45 PM
So while she did not say it was "her turn" herself, it was a slogan that people around her campaign were playing with. It was also something that critics picked up on, with the Free Beacon picking it up back in 2015 freebeacon.com/politics/fmr....