The Future of the Third World
I write for Acting Man about why much of the so-called emerging world should still be understood as the Third World, and why imported institutions decay without the cultural foundations needed to sustain them.
I write for Acting Man about why much of the so-called emerging world should still be understood as the Third World, and why imported institutions decay without the cultural foundations needed to sustain them.
I write for Liberty Unbound about why much of the so-called emerging world should still be understood as the Third World, and why imported institutions decay without the cultural foundations needed to sustain them.
I write for Acting Man about the myth of India’s IT industry and why its apparent success does not reflect a broader transformation of India’s economy or institutions.
I write for Acting Man about India’s GST chaos, corruption, bureaucracy, gold, and why the country’s economic problems are rooted in deeper institutional and cultural decay.
I write for Hard Assets Alliance about India’s demonetization and the deeper currency crisis it exposed, including chaos, lost trust, institutional decay, and gold as money of last resort.
I write for Acting Man about why cash is returning in India, how demonetization continues to damage the economy, and why forced digitalization and GST reveal deeper institutional decay.
I speak with RiskHedge about what I witnessed in North Korea and how fear, propaganda, obedience, and ritualized devotion shape life under Kim Jong Un.
I write for Liberty Unbound about corruption in India and why bribery, patronage, and institutional decay are symptoms of deeper cultural problems.
I write for Liberty Unbound about India’s push toward a cashless economy and why forced digitalization creates more hardship than progress.
I write for Acting Man about India’s attempt to go digital, the continuing damage from demonetization, and why forced cashless payments will impose pain for no gain.