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Although Viktor Zhdanov's name is little known today, he spearheaded one of the greatest projects in history. Who was he and what did he do?
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Issue 01

Epidemic disease and the state

Words by Mark Koyama

Western democracies appear to have floundered in their responses to Covid-19. Is there a relationship between health and freedom, and can it be unraveled?

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Build state capacity by building charter cities

Words by Mark Lutter & Jeffrey Mason

Many low-income countries are unable to provide effective governance for their citizens, trapped in a cycle of slow growth and persistent corruption. Charter cities may provide an answer.

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Politics

Practical veganism

Words by Diana Fleischman

Polls show that the majority of Americans want to reduce their consumption of meat, but many struggle to do so.

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Culture

The evolution of psychiatry

Words by Adam Hunt

Modern psychiatry appears to be at a standstill, wanting for better treatment and a substantive theoretical framework. Evolutionary theory has the potential to reinvigorate the field.

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Science

How to build a state

Words by Anton Howes

Throughout history, states struggled to maintain power, having to rely on private agents and enforcers to fund themselves and govern their citizens.

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Economics

The rise and fall of the industrial R&D lab

Words by Ben Southwood

For a time in recent history, R&D labs seemed to exist in a golden age of innovation and productivity. But this period vanished as swiftly as it came to be.

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