Errant thoughts of a guy with too much time on his hands
Political economy is the original way to conceptualize the economy. It is about distribution of economic output and the material reality of the economy rather than vague abstractions.
What is power? Not in the context of superheroes or physics, but in the social context – what makes a person or a group of people powerful? Those who can manifest their will into reality, like making other people do or give what they want, are considered powerful. Well… how does one compel others? Leverage … Read more Incumbency Theory 1.1: Leverage Is the Language of Power
In this article, I will show how certain human natures are directly the result of selective pressures – vestiges of our evolutionary past manifest in behaviors that often undermine civilizational needs. Specifically of interest to me is the conflict between self-interest and group interest, so intrinsic to the human condition: what factors cause people to … Read more Evolutionary Game Theory Drives Elite Behavior