TFA is based on the dissertation work of Kenneth M. Pollack. If you are into military history, his Arabs at War (2002) contains the historical part of the dissertation and is very informative. His second book, Armies of Sand (2019), contains the theoretical part and I didn't feel that it added much understanding.
True! It applies to both the right and the left abusing government power. The best solution is to reduce government power and size so neither side can abuse it.
TFA is based on the dissertation work of Kenneth M. Pollack. If you are into military history, his Arabs at War (2002) contains the historical part of the dissertation and is very informative. His second book, Armies of Sand (2019), contains the theoretical part and I didn't feel that it added much understanding.
Mirror: https://archive.is/2025.06.27-020156/https://www.meforum.org...
Excellent article. It shows functionally why meritocracies perform much better than socialistic systems.
It is not just socialistic, right authoritarianism also tends to reward loyalty over meritocracy.
True! It applies to both the right and the left abusing government power. The best solution is to reduce government power and size so neither side can abuse it.