Economy

The Control Grid Is Green: How 15-Minute Cities and Programmable Money Reshape Freedom

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George Orwell didn’t imagine tyranny arriving with solar panels and fiber optic cable. He imagined telescreens and ration cards. But swap telescreens for smart meters and ration cards for CBDCs, and suddenly 1984 doesn’t look retro — it looks beta-tested.

Ordinary Men Created America and Ordinary Men Will Preserve It

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When Benjamin Franklin was asked what type of government had been created during that hot Philadelphia summer he replied, “A republic, if you can keep it.” Franklin wasn’t predicting the demise of our republic, he was observing that the baton was being passed to the self-governed. Our founders created the greatest republic the world has ever known, and then it became our duty to preserve it.

Babel with a Budget: Why Big Systems Always Eat Themselves

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So we keep building Towers of Babel—just with better branding, larger budgets, and more acronyms. Corporations, governments, military bureaucracies, international institutions—all convinced that if we just add one more layer, one more committee, one more compliance office, the tower will finally reach heaven.

From Scorched Earth to Empty Shelves: How Some Wars Are Fought Without Firing a Shot

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Future wars won’t thunder across borders on tanks or scream overhead in fighter jets. That’s old-fashioned, noisy, and—worst of all—obvious. The next wars will arrive quietly, wearing lab coats, carrying clipboards, and insisting it’s “just a naturally occurring disruption.” No explosions. No declarations. Just empty shelves, euthanized livestock, and a government spokesperson calmly reminding you that there is no evidence of foul play at this time.

Please, leave the government out of trying to ‘fix’ the ‘affordable housing’ problem

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As people yell about the lack of “affordable housing” I see an interesting difference between my good friend — OK, OK, I’ve never actually met him in real life! — Architectolder, who posts a lot of pictures concerning houses interiors and exteriors, and Alicia, the Courtyard Urbanist, whom I have previously mentioned. Each have differing …

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Simo Häyhä: The White Death and His Mastery of Northern Warfare

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Whether or not President Trump is able to acquire Greenland, there is the possibility of a conflict between China-Russia on one side, and the U.S. on the other, in order to control scarce resources. Today, Dave Cloft examines what that might look like from the eyes of a Winter Warfare Legend.

The progressive ‘urbanists’ just don’t quite understand things

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I will admit to being something of a very amateur architecture aficionado; I love great looking homes, even though I’m in no position to afford one for our family. I follow people like Coby — “Working on creating better, more beautiful places to live in. Developer, Writer, Urbanist, Professor, Optimist. Check out my writing below!” …

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Inflation and Gen-Z

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A few weeks ago, I asked a young woman in Leelanau County whether she and her husband planned to buy a home. She laughed bitterly: “Between interest rates and property taxes, we’ll never afford it.” When I suggested she was still young, she replied: “I’m 37. You boomers took all the money and slammed the door behind you on your way out.”