My decision to reduce the amount of activity on The Fourth Estate coincides with my concurrent decisions to diversify my offline professional life. Since all the research I had done in the 2010s has been exhausted, I decided to use… Read More ›
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The “Schwurhand-Strategie”: Why I am Returning to WordPress
To all Readers of The Fourth Estate, I have decided to resume writing for The Fourth Estate on WordPress, abandoning its Substack extension for the very simple fact that it is no longer necessary for me to ever charge even… Read More ›
Abundant theological niceties: power, substance, and form in Marx’s theory of value (audio)
A summary of Marx’s theory of value presented in Part 1 of Capital. Abundant theological niceties: power, substance, and form in Marx’s theory of value (audio)
Dollar Diplomacy: 1919-1932 – Herbert Feis | Strategic Studies Book Club
[“Dollar Diplomacy” referred to the economic means by which the Jeffersonians imposed the Empire of Liberty prior to the Second World War. Before the IMF and the World Bank, the Jeffersonians relied on New York-based banking institutions to lend Kapital… Read More ›
Theology of Money, Credit and Debt | Economic Sociology & Political Economy
[Nothing new is to be learned from that particular post, other than the metaphysics of the Post-Bretton Woods “Debt Standard” that I criticized in The Work-Standard (3rd Ed.). The topic repeats itself because not many people understand its implications, nor… Read More ›
Update (25 May 2024)
Can’t believe I spent the past few weeks not writing anything interesting. So far, I have been relaxing and spending time outside of the Blog doing other things. Some at work, the rest menial and dull. I have no idea… Read More ›
Comprehensive Accounting Services for Businesses
In today’s competitive business landscape, engaging with professional accounting services is not just a strategic decision — it’s an essential step toward financial excellence and long-term success . . . Comprehensive Accounting Services for Businesses
Update (17 May 2024)
Gio from Beautiful Monsters posted something new on his Substack. From what I can tell, he is still committed to his convictions, even though the Substack will no longer be a team effort. There were too many people who were… Read More ›
#274: The elusive pursuit of trust
GOVERNMENT AND ECONOMIC INFLEXION There’s nothing new about conspiracy theories – we’ve long been invited to believe that the security services assassinated JFK, or that the Moon landing was faked, or that Elvis is alive and well and working in… Read More ›
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