The Palladium Letter

Think Tanks Have Defeated Democracy

Think tanks and nonprofit advocacy have replaced citizen-driven political parties. Voters have lost their voice as a result.

Apr 7

54

10

March 2026

New Article: How the Kurdish Offensive in Iran Unraveled

Kurdish plans to enter the war remain in limbo as Washington equivocates on support while Tehran seizes the initiative by bombarding Kurdish forces…

Mar 28

46

1

New Article: Permanent Games For Progress

As politics weakens and private power grows, building a great future will depend on permanent games that convert private wealth into lasting progress.

Mar 26

48

2

New Article: The World Needs Your Great Work

Society has lost our sense of greatness and the reasons it is worth pursuing. This is especially relevant to those with wealth, who are best positioned…

Mar 18

74

13

January 2026

The Triumph of German Industrial Modernism

An alliance of German artists and industrialists forged the visual order of contemporary life, from skyscrapers to smartphones. New challenges demand we…

Jan 23

58

10

Pardon Underwrites a Year of Palladium

Sustaining ambitious governance journalism and sponsoring PALLADIUM 20: Noblesse Oblige and beyond.

Jan 23

30

Celebrating PALLADIUM 19

Supporters, contributors, and donors gathered in San Francisco to celebrate our fall 2025 print edition. Here are some highlights.

Jan 1

17

December 2025

New Article: The Obligation to Beauty

When the dominant culture abandons cultivating taste and aesthetics through creative excess, they leave open opportunities for once marginal groups to…

Dec 12, 2025

63

11

New Article: The Bronze Age of Globalization

Continent-spanning supply chains that sustained the advanced technology needed by civilization were set up thousands of years ago and then collapsed. It…

Dec 5, 2025

119

12

November 2025

Why We Launched the Print Renaissance

Palladium kickstarted a new wave of print media. The printed page is not obsolete, but the antidote to an increasingly ephemeral, frenetic, and…

Nov 25, 2025

25

4

Cathedrals and the Silicon Soul

Once a sanctuary for art and invention, Silicon Valley has become co-opted by bureaucracy and disbelief. Its renewal depends on restoring faith in…

Nov 18, 2025

48

7

PALLADIUM 19: Long History

Our fall 2025 print edition is now available to all Palladium members. Subscribe today to receive your copy.

Nov 17, 2025

28

3