Warnings from Keynes and Kipling about our mad empire
Hubris is the destroyer of Empires. The mad American Empire might be next. We can learn from Britain’s history. Or we can crash on our own.
rudyard kipling
Advice from Kipling & Orwell about America’s empire. Let’s listen.
Summary: Here’s a powerful poem by Rudyard Kipling. It’s about Britain, but also about us. The past provides a mirror in which we can see ourselves, valuable given the clouded vision that afflicts us. These notes from the past can help us get a grip on ourselves, and perhaps retake the reins of America. “Recessional” …
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Niall Ferguson, poet-laureate of the American Empire
“Hegel says somewhere that all great historic facts and personages occur twice, so to speak. He forgot to add: “Once as tragedy, and again as farce.” — Opening line to Karl Marx’s The Eighteenth Brumaire of Louis Bonaparte (1869) The unofficial poet-laureateof the British Empire was Rudyard Kipling. He described its contradictions, wonders, and horrors …
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America’s Most Dangerous Enemy
Summary: This essay examines the most dangerous enemies of America. Two little known dangers appear far most serious than the usual suspects. Appropriate responses are discussed. Threat definition is the key phase when developing a grand strategy. Especially today, as America faces many dangerous enemies. Who are our most dangerous foes? China? Islamofascism? The “gap …