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Global revolution: Sven Beckert's "Capitalism"
Thinking about digital finance’s frontier as part of the biggest story of human existence.
Jan 8
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Jame DiBiasio
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Twilight or Dawn? Viktor Shvets’ case for CBDCs
A blueprint for the West seems better suited to China.
Dec 16, 2025
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Jame DiBiasio
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Pressure ratchet: Edward Fishman’s “Chokepoints”
When a company or a government has leverage over you, they'll use it.
Dec 4, 2025
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Jame DiBiasio
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Crash: Andrew Ross Sorkin’s “1929”
This thrilling account of history's greatest stock market crash is scarily relevant, but in surprising ways.
Nov 25, 2025
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Jame DiBiasio
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Ends meet: Carl B. Frey’s “How Progress Ends”
What does it mean to argue that both the US and China are in decline?
Nov 12, 2025
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Jame DiBiasio
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AI Radicalism: Sangeet Paul Choudary's "Reshuffle"
It isn't about automation. It's about coordination.
Oct 17, 2025
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Jame DiBiasio
Renovation on hold: Dan Wang's "Breakneck"
A fascinating if flawed analysis of the China-America dryad.
Oct 1, 2025
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Jame DiBiasio
Nothing to see here: Eva Dou's "House of Huawei"
An intriguing look at China's greatest tech company, and what we still don't know.
Sep 30, 2025
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Jame DiBiasio
The AI Gospel and its Original Sin
Contrasting Kate Crawford's "Atlas of AI" with Mary Meeker's latest report, "Trends – Artificial Intelligence"
Sep 30, 2025
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Jame DiBiasio
Trading places: Patrick McGee's "Apple in China"
And the capturing of the world's greatest company.
Aug 26, 2025
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Jame DiBiasio
AGI mirage: Karen Hao's "Empire of AI"
Karen Hao's disturbing look inside the workings and raison d'etre of Sam Altman's OpenAI.
Aug 14, 2025
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Jame DiBiasio
The Asian Financial Crisis revisited
My review of Russell Napier's account of the crisis and its impact on today's financial non-system.
Mar 17, 2025
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Jame DiBiasio
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