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Feb 18, 2021

2020 in Books

A few less books this year, mainly due to a lack of commuting to and from work with the pandemic. Some key highlights from this year include: The Sovereign Individual — Although written before the turn of the Millennium, this book predicted many of the social, political, and technological changes that have come to pass in the…

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2020 in Books
2020 in Books
Readinglist

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Jan 28, 2020

2019 in Books

I set a goal to read a book a week in 2019 and pushed past that goal around November. I took a leaf out of Bill Gates’ book in taking a ‘think week’. I loaded up the Kindle and went to Portugal to walk the Fishermans trail. This was hugely…

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2019 in Books
2019 in Books

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May 21, 2019

Actually Existing Globalisation: Corruption on the Periphery

Readings Sarah Chayes, Thieves of State (2015) Rory Stewart, “The Irresistible Illusion” in London Review of Books (2009) Based on long experience in US-occupied Afghanistan, Sarah Chayes argues that corruption fuels violence. But who will take responsibility for ridding the world of corruption, and how could it be done? Rory Stewart…

Politics

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One, Two, Skip a Few… Week 8 Actually Existing Globalisation: Corruption on the Periphery
One, Two, Skip a Few… Week 8 Actually Existing Globalisation: Corruption on the Periphery
Politics

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Mar 25, 2019

The 1950s: Toward a world state?

Readings: Alexandre Kojève, Tyranny and Wisdom (1950) in On Tyranny Leo Strauss, “Restatement on Xenophon’s Hiero” (1959) in On Tyranny Why not have a world government? If there is a single rational way to rule, why shouldn’t rationality rule the world? Progressive Russian-French emigré Alexandre Kojève, who helped lay the…

Politics

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Week 4 — The 1950s: Toward a world state?
Week 4 — The 1950s: Toward a world state?
Politics

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Mar 5, 2019

Ten Reasons Why Brexit Must Be Stopped

The original article was written by Anthony H Ratcliffe on the 5th March 2019. In June 2016, the UK’s economy was the fastest growing of the G7 countries. Today it is the slowest. In June 2016, 450 of the 650 Members of Parliament were for Remain; all the western democratic…

Brexit

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Ten Reasons Why Brexit Must Be Stopped
Ten Reasons Why Brexit Must Be Stopped
Brexit

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Feb 20, 2019

Universalism: From the Tower of Babel to the Last Things

Week 2 Notes Continuing on from week 1, here are my notes on Thiel’s course on Globalisation. Readings this week were much more holistic and interpretations were varied, some very interesting conversations came from what sets up for a very interesting continuation in week three. The readings: Meaning in History…

Social Justice

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Universalism: From the Tower of Babel to the Last Things
Universalism: From the Tower of Babel to the Last Things
Social Justice

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Feb 10, 2019

Sovereignty and the Limits of Globalisation and Technology

I have been following the Russell Berman and Peter Thiel class at Stanford with a collection of Londoners who have all come together fortnightly to follow the readings. Globalisation; Prophecy versus History. Readings: Francis Fukayama; The End of History? (1989) Kishore Mahbubani; Has the West Lost it? (2018) Stephen R. Platt; How Britains First Mission…

Brexit

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Brexit

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Feb 7, 2019

Autonomous Driving in 2025

I’ve written this to document my ideas for where autonomous driving is heading and what companies and regulators need to focus on. For those unfamiliar with autonomous driving I make reference to the 5 levels of autonomy, these are graphed below, the rest should be pretty self explanatory. I will…

Self Driving Cars

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Autonomous Driving in 2025
Autonomous Driving in 2025
Self Driving Cars

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Dec 17, 2018

18 Books From 2018

AI superpowers - Kai-Fu Lee ✅ 11/18 This is a great read for anyone who is interested in AI. A strong historical and future perspective presented throughout the book. It is very bullish on China, which I agree with. Fascism: A Warning - Madeleine Albright ✅ 11/18 Madeleine Albright is the first woman to serve as Secretary of State under Bill Clinton. A great personal…

Books

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18 Books From 2018
18 Books From 2018
Books

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Aug 9, 2017

Straight Outta the Library

I’ve been much more methodological about my reading material this year as well as diligent about the consumption of it. …

Books

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Straight Outta the Library
Straight Outta the Library
Books

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I live in London and work with technology businesses via @annection

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