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Monday, September 15, 2025

The U.S. Has Cornered Itself into Isolationism — It’s Time for Europe to Say “Enough”

America is exhausting. That’s right — not “concerning” or “problematic”, but downright exhausting with its indecisiveness, double standards, and the hypocritical mantra: “European security is Europe’s responsibility.” These words no longer sound like a strategic doctrine but rather a refusal to take responsibility. Meanwhile, the same U.S. pressures Europe to impose sanctions on China — without bearing any of the costs, yet demanding full loyalty. But the EU is not a vassal. And the time may come when the answer is just as blunt: “American interests are America’s problem.”

Saturday, September 13, 2025

From Labor to Life: The Basis of Post-Capitalism

When Karl Marx wrote Das Kapital, he built his analysis on a simple truth: labor is the foundation of capitalism. It is through labor that value is created. The worker produces goods, the capitalist extracts profit, and wages are the minimal share returned to the worker for survival. The entire capitalist machine runs on this equation.

But in the 21st century, the foundation has shifted. Labor is no longer the sole engine of value. The new raw material is life itself—our digital traces, our clicks, our likes, our searches, our photos, our texts.

Economic Foundations of State Bankruptcy in the Digital Age

Modern nation-states were built on a simple economic promise: collect taxes from the working majority and redistribute them to maintain armies, bureaucracies, pensions, and social programs. For two centuries this system functioned — but today, three deep tectonic shifts threaten to make it collapse: the rise of cryptocurrencies, the erosion of the tax base, and the demographic implosion of welfare systems.

The Fall of Bureaucratic States: A Post-Capitalist Revolution

History teaches us that revolutions destroy not only kings and parliaments, but also the machinery of administration that sustains them. The French Revolution tore down ministries; the Russian Revolution dismantled imperial offices. Today, the next great revolution is preparing to do the same — not with rifles and barricades, but with apps, algorithms, and digital crowds.

The Coming Post-Capitalist Revolution: How Platforms and Users Will Topple the Old Order

Revolutions always begin with an impossible alliance. In 1789, the bourgeoisie and the people stormed the Bastille together. They wanted the same enemy gone—the monarchy—but for very different reasons. Today, a similar coalition is forming. The new Tech Giants and the Digital Masses are preparing to dismantle the foundations of 20th-century capitalism.

Friday, September 12, 2025

Albania Appoints the World’s First AI Minister — The End of Corruption?

In September 2025, Albania made history. Prime Minister Edi Rama announced the appointment of Diella, an artificial intelligence system, as the world’s first AI-powered government minister. Her portfolio? One of the most corruption-prone areas of public life: state procurement.

For decades, public tenders and government contracts have been a breeding ground for favoritism, kickbacks, and backroom deals. By delegating procurement oversight to an AI system, Albania is betting on transparency, efficiency, and a clean break from entrenched corruption. But can technology really succeed where generations of politicians have failed?

Thursday, September 11, 2025

France at the Crossroads: AI, Robots, and the New Social Contract

The French political debate often revolves around immigration, pensions, and the clash between centrists and the far right. Yet these debates risk missing the deeper force that will shape the nation’s destiny in the twenty-first century: artificial intelligence and robotics. The “breath of our time” is not only cultural or political; it is technological. And France must decide whether it will adapt or be crushed by the wave.