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September 28, 2026 ・Original Analysis

Socialism Is Pure Inefficiency

Rather than being a radical antidote to the perceived errors of market capitalism, socialism is actually very similar to capitalism, but with some extra steps of inefficiency. Capitalism often consolidates the means of production through increasing returns to scale, and sorts people through the pice system into the roles where they would add the most […]

October 29, 2025 ・Original Analysis

The Tragedy of the Commons in our Welfare State

While motivated from a positive desire to take care of the least in society, the modern American welfare system has many deep flaws that have both perpetuated poverty and destroyed real well-being. The tragedy of the commons is an analytical framework that can give insight into this phenomena. It is a tale of the public […]