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State of Failure

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Aaron Sarin 23 Jun 2026 · 5 min read

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How Europe Became the World Champion of Heat Deaths

The continent with the lowest number of hot days leads the world in heat mortality. Europe’s self-inflicted aversion to air conditioning betrays a deeper hostility to energy and to progress itself.

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A worker wearing high-visibility orange safety gear, a helmet, and a face shield stands leaning against a concrete wall while looking down."

How Europe Became the World Champion of Heat Deaths

The continent with the lowest number of hot days leads the world in heat mortality. Europe’s self-inflicted aversion to air conditioning betrays a deeper hostility to energy and to progress itself.

Maarten Boudry 24 Jun 2026 · 6 min read

Trump looking unsur, in suit.

State of Failure

Trump ignored Clausewitz, and disaster ensued.

Brian Stewart 24 Jun 2026 · 10 min read

Aerial view of GettyImages-1543006498.jpg showing rows of abandoned, unfinished luxury mansions divided by a dirt road in a dusty, ghost-town development.

China’s Last Moonshot

China’s ghost cities are like a mocking glimpse of the Chinese century we were told to expect, and for which we are still waiting.

Aaron Sarin 23 Jun 2026 · 5 min read

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Why the Enlightenment Matters

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