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American AI May Not Survive Chinese Open-Source

Chinese companies’ AI strategy can economically cripple American labs unless the U.S. government competently counters. The post American AI May Not Survive Chinese Open-Source appeared first on Palladium.

Technological Determinism and Human Freedom

For millennia, myths and philosophy warned of tools entrapping us in tragedies of our own making. But the discovery of technology offers its own horizon of choice, and with it escape from such fates. The post Technological Determinism and Human Freedom appeared first on Palladium.

How to Deal With Iran

The Iran crisis cannot be resolved without recognizing Iran’s unexpected military and technological edge. Victories can be salvaged from this dangerous stalemate. The post How to Deal With Iran appeared first on Palladium.

China is Building a Blue Granary

The People’s Republic of China hopes to turn the open ocean into the world’s largest farm. It might not be a bad idea. The post China is Building a Blue Granary appeared first on Palladium.

Post-Scarcity Leads to Technological Stagnation

The bottleneck of the computer age is not compute, but ideas for how to use it. The post Post-Scarcity Leads to Technological Stagnation appeared first on Palladium.

Frontier Panic

As artificial intelligence has advanced, it has taken the place of climate change as the main perceived threat to our planet. The post Frontier Panic appeared first on Palladium.

Wiring Capital to Compute

America possesses more capital than any other nation in history and the most compute demand in the world. It is still waiting for a market to wire them together. The post Wiring Capital to Compute appeared first on Palladium.

Mesa-Optimization is Destroying Education

Educational institutions have learned to optimize for everything except learning. Artificial intelligence could force them to measure what’s important. The post Mesa-Optimization is Destroying Education appeared first on Palladium.

War by Other Means

Robotic warfare is shifting the source of state power away from citizens to firms. The transition will produce a new social contract. The post War by Other Means appeared first on Palladium.

The Medici Method

Florence’s leading medieval family turned a banking career into political power and paradigm shifts in art and science. Their methods hold lessons for philanthropy today. The post The Medici Method appeared first on Palladium.

The Platonic Case Against AI Slop

Content generated by artificial intelligence reduces variety and poignant outliers. This harms viewers by training them to want and expect conformism and uniformity. The post The Platonic Case Against AI Slop appeared first on Palladium.

PALLADIUM 19: Long History

Our fall 2025 print edition is now available to all Palladium members. Subscribe today to receive your copy. The post PALLADIUM 19: Long History appeared first on Palladium.

Cathedrals and the Silicon Soul

Once a sanctuary for art and invention, Silicon Valley has become co-opted by bureaucracy and disbelief. Its renewal depends on restoring faith in creation itself. The post Cathedrals and the Silicon Soul appeared first on Palladium.

The Bronze Age of Globalization

Continent-spanning supply chains that sustained the advanced technology needed by civilization were set up thousands of years ago and then collapsed. It might happen again. The post The Bronze Age of Globalization appeared first on Palladium.

The Obligation to Beauty

When the dominant culture abandons cultivating taste and aesthetics through creative excess, they leave open opportunities for once marginal groups to become new elites. The post The Obligation to Beauty appeared first on Palladium.

The Triumph of German Industrial Modernism

An alliance of German artists and industrialists forged the visual order of contemporary life, from skyscrapers to smartphones. New challenges demand a new elite to rebuild the cultural machinery of industrial civilization. The post The Triumph of German Industrial Modernism appeared first on Palladium.

Pardon Underwrites a Year of Palladium

Sustaining ambitious governance journalism and sponsoring PALLADIUM 20: Noblesse Oblige and beyond. The post Pardon Underwrites a Year of Palladium appeared first on Palladium.

The World Needs Your Great Work

Society has lost our sense of greatness and the reasons it is worth pursuing. This is especially relevant to those with wealth, who are best positioned to reclaim this pursuit. The post The World Needs Your Great Work appeared first on Palladium.

Permanent Games For Progress

As politics weakens and private power grows, building a great future will depend on permanent games that convert private wealth into lasting progress. The post Permanent Games For Progress appeared first on Palladium.

How the Kurdish Offensive in Iran Unraveled

Kurdish plans to enter the war remain in limbo as Washington equivocates on support while Tehran seizes the initiative by bombarding Kurdish forces along its western border. The post How the Kurdish Offensive in Iran Unraveled appeared first on Palladium.

Think Tanks Have Defeated Democracy

Think tanks and nonprofit advocacy have replaced citizen-driven political parties. Voters have lost their voice as a result. The post Think Tanks Have Defeated Democracy appeared first on Palladium.

The Total Art of Flat Design

The digital era has brought about a flattening of art and culture, creating a world where depth and texture have become transgressive. The post The Total Art of Flat Design appeared first on Palladium.

The Dostoevskian Moment

As we accelerate toward superintelligence, our quest for self-mastery takes a spiritual turn. The post The Dostoevskian Moment appeared first on Palladium.

The Peoples of America

The human geography of this continent is a unique result of different European cultures encountering a new world. The post The Peoples of America appeared first on Palladium.

The Lifecycle of an Apocalypse

Since World War I, our society has been convinced that civilization is on the brink of technological apocalypse. The specific technology changes, but the underlying belief has stayed the same. The post The Lifecycle of an Apocalypse appeared first on Palladium.

The Burden of Discernment

Scientific institutions are struggling to survive under a mountain of publications and poor standards of peer review. Artificial Intelligence could usher in a new era of knowledge, or be its downfall. The post The Burden of Discernment appeared first on Palladium.

The Rival Theologies of Artificial Intelligence

Recently, the Vatican and Anthropic have shown a united front on artificial intelligence. But are they actually aligned? The post The Rival Theologies of Artificial Intelligence appeared first on Palladium.

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