How Social Engineering Drives Technology

How Social Engineering Drives Technology

From my article published in Palladium Magazine. Common wisdom holds that technology disrupts society. That is, a technology is invented, and then a natural and inexorable process of spontaneous order changes society to use that technology. But the reality is that...
Cities and the Balance of Power

Cities and the Balance of Power

From my article published in City Journal. National politics is always shaped by city politics. Cities like Washington, St. Petersburg, or Constantinople were built to convert political theory into practice. They were not simply architectural exhibits or geographic...