Iqra 016
On rage against the machine, using money to solve the demographic crisis, chip wars (again), currency multipolarity, Garden Empires and more
Alva Noe on raging against the machine
Johann Kurtz on why the demographic question does not have a financial answer
Alberto Romero on why you can’t tech away loneliness
David Zahl on why good apologies are so rare
Arnold Kling on what happened to the titans of 20th century intellectual life
Brilliant and indepth look on the Taiwanese perspective of the US-Sino Chip Wars by Lily Ottinger
A large and interesting study on UBI efficacy based on work from the National Bureau of Economic Research
Thoughtful book review essay by Steven DeLay on Hart’s new work “Contemplation: The Movements of the Soul”
The mercurial Peter Zeihan on speculations that India and UAE are thinking of localising semiconductor manufacturing (Zeihan is often off the mark but this take stands on its own merits)
Wolf Tivy on the fusion of ecology and industry in creating Garden Empires
Warwick Powell on emerging BRICS Currency Multipolarity
The importance of Central Asia as a battlefield for strategic minerals
A very flawed but nonetheless important article on postliberalism by Pinkoski- will consider writing an Iqra File on it in the future given its fundamental premise rests on the faulty assumption of the immaculate conception of liberal neutrality but it is nonetheless worth reading
The above essay should be read in conjunction with Lyons’ “The China Convergence”
The dubious future of Linux as FOSS as it starts to take sides with American Empire
A new lawsuit reveals that anyone can access mobile location data through commercial services like Babel Street, which can track individuals using their unique Mobile Advertising IDs.
An emotionally driven plea for city-states to “save the West” - Americana sentimental drivel but has insights into network state formation that deserve to be read
Good roundup of literature around Islamism and Salafism after the failed “Arab Spring”