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Blair Fix on Nostr: To what extent do politicians have a say over the rise and fall of empires? The rhyme ...

To what extent do politicians have a say over the rise and fall of empires?

The rhyme between US and British history suggests limits to political agency, at least via liberal democracy. (Revolutions, of course, are a different matter.)

https://economicsfromthetopdown.com/2025/05/04/the-half-life-of-empire/