Knowledge Maximalism

JD Vance's Antitrust Agenda Threatens Humanity's Technological Future

The Vice President's praise of Lina Khan makes his threats against big tech far more serious.

Jul 18 • Saul Zimet

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June 2026

The Hierarchy of Pascalian Wagers

Blaise Pascal may not have bet on the right horse, but he was right to gamble on the race.

Jun 25 • Saul Zimet

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May 2026

Heinlein’s Wager

In 1942, Robert A. Heinlein imagined a civilization that responds to nihilism not with dogma, but with a centuries-long research project. Today, Oxford…

May 31 • Saul Zimet

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March 2026

The 15-Hour Work Week Was Always a Terrible Idea

Some fantasize about a dramatically reduced work week because they misunderstand the purpose of work and the importance of leisure.

Mar 9 • Saul Zimet

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February 2026

More People Means More Prosperity

Population growth is inextricably linked to economic growth and social harmony.

Feb 26 • Saul Zimet

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Karl Popper Versus H. P. Lovecraft

Two opposing attitudes toward humanity’s infinite ignorance.

Feb 2 • Saul Zimet

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January 2026

The Deeply Misguided View of Statist Parasitism as Parenting

Tucker Carlson's yearning to be “loved” by tax-funded government officials is unrealistic and dangerous.

Jan 17 • Saul Zimet

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Ignorance Is Limitless, and Therefore So Is Progress

Extreme skepticism misunderstands the implications of human fallibility.

Jan 12 • Saul Zimet

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If Free Markets Are So Great, Why Don’t We See Any in the Real World?

Does taxation facilitate wealth creation, or is it the other way around?

Jan 5 • Saul Zimet

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December 2025

The Benefits of AI and the Risk of a "White-Collar Bloodbath"

If AI is powerful enough to produce widespread abundance, does worrying about unemployment make sense at all?

Dec 27, 2025 • Saul Zimet

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Capitalism Versus Extinction by Stagnation

The degrowth solution to climate change has been tested and shown to be a deadly failure.

Dec 20, 2025 • Saul Zimet

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Minnesota’s Welfare Fraud Shows How Taxation Hinders Economic Growth

The common labeling of tax-funded bureaucrats as “public servants” has the truth completely backwards.

Dec 14, 2025 • Saul Zimet

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