PHILOSOPHY

Like money, real estate, and fine art, knowledge can derive value from scarcity. Despite globalization's myth of an "Open Society"-- the term coined by philosopher Karl Popper which George Soros' foundation derives its name from---...

"Michel Foucault" and "libertarian" appear an unlikely pairing. The French philosopher interrogated power structures, establishing the postmodern tradition treating truth as the product and weapon of ideological regimes. Capitalism, one could argue, is the ultimate super-structure,...

“The Hunter hard drive is like an ocean,” a reporter who was passed its contents by Rudy Giuliani tells me. “There is so much material… We are constantly excavating and making new discoveries. Something...

Staring at Neo in an office building overlooking a simulation of downtown San Francisco, Agent Smith gets meta. "I know you said the story is over for you, but that's the thing about stories, they...

Francis Fukuyama has a bold prediction for world order: Ukraine will overpower Russia, resulting in the fall of Vladimir Putin. "Russia is heading for an outright defeat in Ukraine," the historian wrote in an article...

Since launching in February, Paradox Politics has published a plethora of theory, commentary, and reporting. We've interviewed luminaries such as Noam Chomsky and Steven Pinker, scoured Pentagon reports on how the U.S. military will...

Mark Zuckerberg's Metaverse takeover presents a paradox: In capitalizing off Western culture's 'Main Character Syndrome,' is he exhibiting it himself? By combining social media and virtual reality, the billionaire technocrat is pushing for a future...

The global economy mirrors an acid trip. With the ongoing labor shortage, the persistence of meme stocks, and simultaneous emerging markets (including one for psychedelics), a collective euphoria is underway in what has been dubbed...

Harvard psychologist Steven Pinker is siding with contrarian optimists: Humanity is entering a post-scarcity economy, rather than a pre-scarcity paradigm.  “If I was forced to come down on one side or the other, I would...

The trifecta short-circuit of Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp is the work of astrological forces (AKA ‘Mercury in Retrograde’), according to certain media outlets. “Of Course Instagram Went Down During Mercury Retrograde,” blares an article headline...