Epstein Secrets

t years watching the wars of succession in Yugoslavia until he ordered the bombing of the troops of then Serbian dictator Slobodan Milosevic. Even George W. Bush, who, at least during his first term, was convinced that the United States had to defend freedom and democracy, with military force if necessary, d

the United States a second chance to align its interests and values with the aspirations of ordinary Arabs. Just as the 9/11 attacks seemed to jolt Bush, giving him a greater sense of purpose (for better or worse), one could have imagined the Arab revolts moving Obama in a similar way. But it doesn'

erbian dictator Slobodan Milosevic. Even George W. Bush, who, at least during his first term, was co

the role of government helps to explain America's current weakness. The deep cultural divide that took shape 150 years ago in the bloody battles of the American Civil War has returned, awakened by the multiple crises of our time. It seems that it was only buried and concealed by consistent economic success during the

tween the capital K and it's financial equivalent W. We will assume that total K = total W, and so as

t be to create a 'virtual 40 acres' of capital for all members of society. The phrase '40 acres and a mule' is 150 years old. In 1865 at the end of the American Civil War, it was the policy of the Northern army to provide freed slaves with 40 acres of fertile land and an ex-army mule to provide a draft animal. At the

79 “In the short run”: John F. Padgett and Walter W. Powell, ”The Problem of Emergence” in The Emergen

ion that men were “created equal” became increasingly evident in this generation, even as establishing that equality triggered the French Revolution, the American Civil War and countless similar conflicts. Democratic systems aspired to enshrine this new balance, shifting countries from rule-by-birth to rule-by-majorities