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The path we're on leads toward a few dominant AI systems, controlled by a handful of corporations, through which all economic activity must flow. Digital feudalism where the appearance of choice masks monopoly control. It's not impossible. It's not even improbable. It's the direction current incentives point toward—the logical endpoint of a venture capital system explicitly designed to create winner-take-all monopolies.

They say 'the US innovates, China replicates, and Europe regulates.' This framing captures something real, but misses the deeper pattern. Each of the world's three major economic blocs exhibits a distinctive character—a dominant disposition shaped by professional culture, institutional history, and the backgrounds of those who lead. Understanding these characters—Engineering, Regulation, and Investment—reveals why each bloc approaches challenges differently and what democratic leaders must learn from all three.

Why do we need politicians? And when does party loyalty help democracy—or get in the way? A look at partisan and non-partisan politics.

Is the latest proposal for peace between Russia and Ukraine inspired by the Treaty of Versailles (or is it all in my head)?