Every leader believes they are ready for the crisis; almost none are, because plans only meet reality under pressure. Reflecting on the film A House of Dynamite, this article examines what happens when the unthinkable arrives, the margin for error disappears, and preparation runs out.

Most leaders assume they will see the crisis coming, and almost none do. Reflecting on the five-part podcast series The Wargame, this article examines how capable, well-intentioned leaders become trapped by their own systems and assumptions, and what genuine readiness asks before the moment arrives.

The end of the petrodollar and the arrival of a multipolar reserve system may come sooner than most consider, with consequences for who leads, how we govern, and which business models survive. Written in April 2023, as deepening ties between China, Russia, and Saudi Arabia were only beginning to be taken seriously, this article maps where the evolution of money goes next.

Whether the deficit matters is the wrong question: when the fiat measuring stick itself is unreliable, conclusions drawn from it settle very little. Written in June 2020 as Modern Monetary Theory captured mainstream attention, this article examines what The Deficit Myth gets right, where it is dangerously partial, and the harder question underneath: what monetary system do we actually need?