On powerBertrand de Jouvenal
On power
by Bertrand de Jouvenal · first published 1962
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…democratic (not political label) historical narrative of good triumphing over evil. I don't expect to clean out a lifetime of bad memes here and I doubt anyone is still reading but if you are I suggest On Power by Bertrand De Jouvenal: http://www.amazon.com/POWER-BERTRAND-JOUVENEL/dp/0865971137
on “What if we tested laws before passing them?” ↗…growth of government as a percentage of GDP (more efficient taxation and indoctrination) allowed ever greater a nation's economic output to be turned to aggression. see Bertrand de Jouvenal's excellent On Power for a lengthy dissertation on this subject. 2. the slow change from a multi-polar to bi-polar power arrangement. in the animal kingdom you will see "posture fighting" between contesting males where…
on “The origin of live and let live (and a very interesting system to analyse)” ↗…have managed to slightly empower the individual, and massively empower large organizations, but at the significant expense of small organizations This is basically the thesis of Bertrand de Jouvenal's "On Power" (1945).
on “Terence Tao: The role of small organizations in society has shrunk significantly” ↗