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Oct 31, 2026

Chartbook 481 How stable is the profit dollar in an age of “speedball capitalism”?

The dollar remains the central currency of the world economy, but the economic logic underpinning that status is subject to continuous metamorphosis. This constant change leaves us struggling to understand and predict what the behavior of the “dollar system” may be

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Oct 28, 2026

Chartbook 480 France’s schools system may be bad, but we should all be protesting the decline in education!

Given the unrest in France triggered by student protests, it seems obvious to ask, how bad is the state of France’s education system, really?

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Geopolitics

Oct 25, 2026

Indonesia and the rise of the index vigilantes. The rise of the Mann-o-sphere. Voegelin and the end of history.

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Oct 25, 2026

The relentless, totalising machine of American finance. African urbanization. Blowing up cathedrals and is Belgium next?

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Oct 24, 2026

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Top Links 1270 Anthropic IPO highlights. Saudi takes a hit. AI comes for Lao Gan Ma & the parody of passwords.

Top Links 1269 Politics and money in Brazil. Solid electricity. What Brits do & Fatherland.

Top Links 1268 Apollo questions AI. What goes into a data center. “Collective Relays” and Whicker in Paraguay.

Chartbook 481 How stable is the profit dollar in an age of “speedball capitalism”?

Top Links 1267 Cracks in the AI boom. China’s grumpy universities. Lula in his element & what to watch for at the 5th Plenum.

Top Links 1266 Winter arrives in the market. No one owns protectionism. The DSA trickle & flying across America.

Top Links 1265 Manufacturing slump. Federal flows. Who likes the DSA and a Roman killing field.

Chartbook 480 France’s schools system may be bad, but we should all be protesting the decline in education!

Indonesia and the rise of the index vigilantes. The rise of the Mann-o-sphere. Voegelin and the end of history.

Top Links 1264 Indonesia and the rise of the index vigilantes. The rise of the Mann-o-sphere. Voegelin and the end of history.

The relentless, totalising machine of American finance. African urbanization. Blowing up cathedrals and is Belgium next?

Top Links 1263 The relentless, totalising machine of American finance. African urbanization. Blowing up cathedrals and is Belgium next?