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Introducing Mont Pelerin Review, and his musings on 21st century liberalism
May 20
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The Mont Pelerin Review
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William Miller
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Peter Banks
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Debt killed the Soviet Empire
"The [communists] will [borrow from] us the rope with which we will hang them."
May 15
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Peter Banks
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Why MMT is still dumb, and dangerous
Taking the comment section seriously
May 8
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William Miller
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MMT is dumb, and dangerous
The "infinite money glitch" that never was
Apr 30
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William Miller
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Debt for Dummies
And why YOU should care about the national debt
Apr 24
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Peter Banks
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Most Popular
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America has a ghetto, not a housing problem | Peter Banks
Oct 21, 2025
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Peter Banks
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15 Housing "Ground Truths"
Oct 16, 2025
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William Miller
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Peter Banks
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Crush Public Sector Unions | Peter Banks
Mar 11
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Peter Banks
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Housing Policy Should Prioritize the Middle Class | Part 1
Nov 14, 2025
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William Miller
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Peter Banks
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America's Problem-Solving Capacity
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Pragmatists of the Caribbean
Liberty-maxxing and governance-mogging in Próspera
Apr 5
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William Miller
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Q1 Essay Contest Results
"How can America improve its problem-solving capacity?"
Mar 31
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Peter Banks
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William Miller
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One Does Not Simply "Dismantle the Vetocracy"
Using the YIMBY roadmap as a template for collective action problem-solving
Mar 18
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William Miller
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Crush Public Sector Unions | Peter Banks
We cannot afford to ignore them any longer
Mar 11
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Peter Banks
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We have a Dianne Feinstein Problem | Peter Banks
At every level from the bureaucracy to Congress, the United States government is weighed down by a seniority system that privileges people who have been…
Mar 4
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Peter Banks
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Housing
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Boyd Housing Anthology
Highlighting eight more out-of-the-box housing solutions from our essay contest.
Dec 27, 2025
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The Boyd Institute
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The NIMBY Buyout Plan (Essay Contest Winner)
How turning land-use vetoes into tradable rights can solve the housing crisis.
Dec 23, 2025
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Nathan Smith
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Contact Tracing for Crime — Unlocking the Frozen City
The second-place essay in our contest, authored by The Calipers
Dec 20, 2025
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The Calipers
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Housing as a Capital Markets Problem
The third-place essay in our contest, authored by Mike Fellman
Dec 17, 2025
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Mike Fellman
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8 More Housing "Ground Truths"
On financialization, cap rates, market frictions, whether there's a crisis, supply constraints, YIMBYism, spatial misallocations, and human capital…
Dec 12, 2025
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William Miller
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Autonomy
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After Action Report: Drones & Autonomy
Reviewing our summer sprint — and why autonomy is the path to renewal and competitiveness.
Aug 26, 2025
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Jeff Giesea
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The Boyd Institute
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American Solvency Requires Autonomy
We can either accept inevitable austerity or grow our way out of this mess
Aug 21, 2025
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Peter Banks
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The Boyd Institute
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Who’s Building America’s Autonomous Edge?
50 startups reshaping how America moves, defends, and builds — and why backing them is critical to U.S. competitiveness
Aug 5, 2025
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Peter Banks
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The Boyd Institute
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America Must Win the World of Atoms, Not Just Bits
The path to winning in AI includes autonomous systems.
Aug 1, 2025
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Peter Banks
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The Boyd Institute
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50 Autonomous Systems That Will Transform the World
Real-world examples across land, air, sea, and space
Jul 21, 2025
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The Boyd Institute
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Tech Governance
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AI is Democracy's Best Hope
The path to democratic renewal runs through intelligent systems
Feb 16
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The Boyd Institute
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Jeff Giesea
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Proposing: The American Autonomy Initiative
A national strategy to lead in autonomy across land, sea, air, and space
Jul 9, 2025
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The Boyd Institute
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John Robb
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Jeff Giesea
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Imagining an Office of Strategic Technology (OST)
A concept overview for an “OSS for tech” to accelerate strategic technology for America and AUKUS
Jan 8, 2024
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The Boyd Institute
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Jeff Giesea
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Thiel Fellows, for Africa
Africa’s youthquake is a generational opportunity for diplomacy and technology innovation
Dec 18, 2023
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The Boyd Institute
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Jeff Giesea
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The Technorealist alternative
Safetyism and Techno-optimism aren’t the only options for dealing with AI risks. Technorealism is the framework needed to guide us through these issues.
Nov 27, 2023
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Jeff Giesea
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The Boyd Institute
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China-Taiwan
Why not a NATO for the Indo-Pacific?
How AUKUS can catalyze a broader security architecture
Apr 4, 2024
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The Boyd Institute
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Jeff Giesea
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The world should be more paranoid about a Taiwan invasion threat
An assessment of the Taiwan invasion threat and blind spots in existing scenarios
Mar 15, 2024
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Jeff Giesea
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The Boyd Institute
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A reading list to quickly get up to speed on China's threat to Taiwan
10 resources and 2 requests for more info
Mar 11, 2024
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Jeff Giesea
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The Boyd Institute
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Africa
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Five projects to unlock the Congo Corridor
and advance commercial diplomacy in Central Africa
Jun 2, 2025
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Jeff Giesea
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The Boyd Institute
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Proposing: The Congo River Corridor
Lobito was just the beginning. The Congo Corridor is next.
May 12, 2025
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The Boyd Institute
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Jeff Giesea
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Securing Red Sea commerce from Houthi threats
Rapid response recommendations based on our Space on maritime issues
Dec 23, 2023
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The Boyd Institute
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Michael Guimarin
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Jeff Giesea
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Thiel Fellows, for Africa
Africa’s youthquake is a generational opportunity for diplomacy and technology innovation
Dec 18, 2023
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The Boyd Institute
and
Jeff Giesea
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