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Why Is US American Beer Actually So Miserable?
Why US American beer became so miserable through Prohibition, regulation, and the three-tier system.
Read more →Dutch Unrealized Gains Tax - Monte Carlo Simulation
A Monte Carlo simulation shows how the proposed Dutch tax on unrealized gains would work in practice - with an open-source tool to try it yourself.
Read more →Euthanasia and State Healthcare Systems
Why state healthcare systems are dystopian horror.
Read more →ASML, Zeiss and Foundation Culture: Why Central Europe Masters the Long Game
On the cultural divide between Anglo-Saxon "value extraction" and Central European long-term thinking - and why foundation structures dominate in high-tech sectors.
Read more →The Anabaptist Kingdom of Münster - Early Communist Speedrun
The Anabaptist Kingdom of Münster (1534-1535) is an early and well-documented example of the complete failure of socialist planned economy.
Read more →Reverse Engineering Binary File Formats with AI
Reverse engineering the proprietary .TC binary file format from ThinkCar diagnostic devices
Read more →Linus Torvalds' Backup Philosophy: 30 Years Proven
For nearly 30 years, Linus Torvalds has relied on a radical backup strategy: upload to the internet and hope others mirror it. An approach that has worked surprisingly well.
Read more →Humanoid Robots Are Nonsense
Why humanoid robots are a completely idiotic design even for "general robotics" – a response to the usual arguments.
Read more →Pensions: The Damage is Done.
Why the German pension system has been a Ponzi scheme since 1957 - and why continuing down this path is not an option.
Read more →People Are Not Equal
On the equality and equal value of people – and why the mania for equality has become the root of all evil.
Read more →Why Helicopters Reach Their Limits in High Mountains
A technical explanation of why camera drones work at high altitudes while rescue helicopters don't - it's about physics and rotor diameter.
Read more →Quantum Computers and Encryption: No Need to Panic
Why quantum computers don't mean the end of secure encryption and what solutions already exist.
Read more →Asbestos is based
A nuanced view on asbestos beyond blanket demonization - about physical properties, real dangers, and sensible handling.
Read more →Freedom is Timeless
On the continuity of the struggle for freedom through millennia - from Aristotle through the Cypherpunks to today.
Read more →"Hate is Not an Opinion" - Correct!
An examination of hate as an evolutionarily important protective mechanism against creeping dangers.
Read more →Economic Freedom Works Gradually
Why advocates of free markets don't need to hide behind "that wasn't real capitalism" - every step toward freedom counts.
Read more →Alcohol and European Culture
Why alcohol is more than just a drug and how it is deeply embedded in European cultures - about trust-building and social rules.
Read more →The Left Can't Meme
An analysis of why leftist memes systematically fail – and it's not just about the famous "wall of text".
Read more →Election vs. Vote: A Rhetorical Victory
About the rhetorical significance of calling votes "elections" and what it says about freedom and democracy.
Read more →Patents are Theft
An examination of patents from a libertarian natural rights perspective - why patents have nothing to do with free markets.
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