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September 2024

After Freedom: Catholic Political Theology in the Age of Liberal Crisis
Western Catholics of the 20th century sought to engage the liberal world order to put conflicts with modernity to rest. As the church's geographic…
PALLADIUM 15: State Religion
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Creating West Coast Buddhism
In the 1960s, Buddhism found a new spiritual homeland in California. It was the last step in a transformation that began generations before.
A Papal Revolt Created Europe’s First Bureaucracy
In the 11th century, Pope Gregory VII fought local rulers who dominated the church. To counter them, he created Europe’s first modern bureaucracies and…
Inside the House Church Movement in China
A visit to an underground Shanghai house church gives an inside look into how millions of Chinese citizens worship. This new generation makes its mark…

August 2024

Under the Rule of Amida Buddha
In the midst of Japan’s chaotic Sengoku era, a radical Buddhist sect grew into a powerful movement that secured autonomy. Yet, unable to direct itself…
New Article: When the Mismanagerial Class Destroys Great Companies
Giants of the global economy like Intel and Boeing have been aggressively mismanaged into irrelevance. Great companies have missions, not metrics.
New Article: The AI Arms Race Isn't Inevitable
An us-versus-them framing of AI development mobilizes government support but also incentivizes China to join a risky arms race. A more balanced approach…
New Article: The Limits to Growth Are Interplanetary
The Earth has material abundance for a civilization greatly surpassing ours. The problem we face is not scarcity but powering further development.
New Article: The Past and Future of Military Drones
Decades ago, the U.S. developed unmanned systems, then abandoned them. New technology must move at the speed of the battlefield, not incumbents.
New Article: The Academic Culture of Fraud
The sprawling bureaucracy of academia whose legitimacy rests on carrying out science has become a broken patronage machine that endangers scientific…
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