Tag: society
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Your worst fears about cultural collapse might be true – here’s what you can do about it
A civilisation is a complex system of complex systems. Eventually all complex systems, without exception throughout history, have collapsed under the weight of their complexity. A small crisis like a heatwave can be enough to tip the whole thing over, so the climate crisis is a really powerful node in this whole thing, because it…
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What everyone is missing about Mamdani’s plan to tax Ken Griffin’s $238 million penthouse
The kerfuffle masks the larger problem with New York City’s broken property tax system, which undervalues high-end condos and overtaxes renters. Little of the city’s most expensive real estate is actually taxed at its market value. This creates a powerful incentive for the world’s richest people to park their money in New York City real estate and…
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Urban planning as a tool of white supremacy – the other lesson from Minneapolis
The legacy of structural racism in Minneapolis was laid bare to the world at the intersection of Chicago Avenue and East 38th Street, the location where George Floyd’s neck was pinned to the ground by a police officer’s knee. But it is also imprinted in streets, parks and neighborhoods across the city – the result of…
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Trump Is Wrong About Fentanyl in Almost Every Way
The fentanyl story is based on an argument about history: The United States went from greatness to crisis because open-border Democrats betrayed the honest, hardworking people of America by exporting jobs and allowing in foreign drugs. Stopping the drugs, Mr. Trump wants us to believe, will let the wholesome, traditional American culture that he idealizes…