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Putin commands a large military establishment that includes a nuclear arsenal. He can dispose of the wealth generated by Russian oil. He is, beyond question, a cunning and manipulative man, and he does not wish the US, Europe, or liberal democracy well. But I ask you, good reader, to maintain a sense of scale on the subject.

An entirely new realm of economic activity that is not hostage to physical violence will emerge in cyberspace. The most obvious benefits will flow to the “cognitive elite,” who will increasingly operate outside political boundaries.

In the new millennium, economic and political life will no longer be organized on a gigantic scale under the domination of the nation-state as it was during the modern centuries. The civilization that brought you world war, the assembly line, social security, income tax, deodorant, and the toaster oven is dying. Deodorant and the toaster oven may s

Principles of Economics, an introductory textbook authored by John B. Taylor and Akila Weerapana,

Likewise in the Entrepreneurial Age, tech companies don’t own the multitude to which their users belong, yet they exploit it as a strategic resource thanks to the superior design of their applications, the regular and systematic monitoring of their users’ activity, and the increasing returns to scale they derive from networks. It’s not about master