12. Valley of the Dollars

Chapter Twelve of my book, How to Dismantle an Empire, in Section Four: Attack of the Petrodactyls. I explain why money's speed of egress is more important than quantity, how the FIRE economy leaves us with the ashes of 'equity' and why the GDP is the 'fever chart of our consumption.' With Wendall Berry, I look at the commonwealth as the foundation and practical means of sovereignty.

Third Paradigm on Substack: https://thirdparadigm.substack.com/
How to Dismantle an Empire: https://www.amazon.com/How-Dismantle-Empire-2020-Vision/dp/1733347607