How the consensus around state intervention eroded over time It took the crisis of the 1930s for business, academic and political … More
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Software Eating Democracy
How Big Business learned to buy influence and push its agenda With the emergence of mass media in the 1960s, all … More
My New Book, Week by Week
This is the provisional outline of my new book (code-named ‘HEDGE’) about liberalism and the Entrepreneurial Age. Each Monday, I share ideas … More
Entrepreneurs and the New Corporate World
How the “Traitorous Eight” ushered in a new era of entrepreneurship Large corporations were all-powerful in the 20th century: only … More
From the Old to the New Working Class
How the old working class lost its sway The old working class — factory workers with good wages and job security whose powerful … More
A Call For Radical Imagination
“The history of capitalism recounts the eternal battle between individuals and corporations. And the history of liberalism can be traced … More
What If We Didn’t Need Another War?
Is total war necessary for radical change? Most of the inclusive institutions for the Fordist age were the result of World … More