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Capitalism's stormy waters

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byDavid Todd
Tuesday, October 13, 2026 at 07:11 AM
Capitalism's stormy waters

According to Arnaud Orain, capitalism, with the exception of a few historical periods when free markets prevailed, has primarily been characterized by mercantilism, or “capitalism of finitude,” which pits against one another the ambitions of nation-states tha…

The crises of the last twenty-five years have shaken our faith in progress. Of this, Arnaud Orain no longer has any doubts. In an elegant and erudite essay, he breaks with the Promethean tradition of… [+16315 chars]
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