scholarship Costa Rica abolished its army in 1949 and thereafter enjoyed the best per-capita GDP growth in the region Cory Doctorow
late stage capitalism Seasteading meets the shock doctrine in Puerto Rico, where ethnic cleansing precedes Going Galt Cory Doctorow
class war Giving companies more money (loans, tax-breaks) only increases investor payouts, not expansion Cory Doctorow
police Small town sheriff buys tank: "the United States of America has become a war zone" Cory Doctorow
corruption Getting your head around the Pentagon's titanic, enormous, unauditably large budget Cory Doctorow