Samo Burja
There's never been an immortal society. Figuring out why. Founder of @bismarckanlys. @longnow fellow.
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Boeing is the flagship of U.S. airpower and aerospace. But in recent years, its planes have fallen out of the sky. Why? Boeing is decaying due to succession failure in engineering...
Europe’s most valuable tech company is ASML, the only manufacturer of the machines needed to make advanced computer chips. This market monopoly rests on a unique Dutch tradition o...
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One of our most important Briefs so far. How does a family dynasty keep control of a powerful public institution in an ideological environment that is largely hostile to dynasties...
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Comparisons are sometimes made between the education levels and intelligence of politicians in various countries. Everyone wants smarter politicians or so they think. 1/n
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China’s elite universities are becoming more important to forming and coordinating China’s national elites. They are also becoming more like America’s elite universities. Subscri...
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