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Notes From all Over (14/09/14): China’s Economy, Samurai, and Adam Tooze’s Take on Europe

14 September, 2014Bactria, Climate, Cognition, Demographics, Entangling Alliances, Europa Regina, Geopolitics, History, Japan, Monied Interests, Notes From All Over, The Legislature, The Middle Kingdom, Wealth

A collection of articles, essays, and blog post of merit. TOP BILLING “What Does a “Good” Adjustment Look Like?“ Michael Pettis, China’s Financial Markets (1 September 2014). This essay is long but excellent. It is also the best thing I have read about the Chinese economy in months. Two quotes to give readers the flavor of […]

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The Cross Section Ilusion

07 June, 2014Cognition, Complex Systems, Demographics

The side-bar of this blog declares that the Stage is a space to discuss “the intersections of governance, ecology, demographics, and culture.” [1] This casts a wide net–at times, too wide of a net. It would be much easier to maintain a blog devoted solely to exploring the ‘dynamics of human civilization,’ chronicling the decline […]

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How Many Generations Until Immigrants Think Like the Rest of Us?

01 March, 2014Cognition, Culture, Demographics, Japan

I have long been fascinated by the “deep culture” differences that distinguish humanity’s numerous ethnic and cultural groups. That peoples from different continents and climes have different rules of etiquette, eat different foods, follow different schedules, and worship different gods is well known. But in many ways these differences barely scratch the surface of humanity’s […]

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Notes From all Over (14/09/14): China’s Economy, Samurai, and Adam Tooze’s Take on Europe

The Cross Section Ilusion

How Many Generations Until Immigrants Think Like the Rest of Us?

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