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The Tanzimat Diaries
Why societies choose decline.
By Aakash Japi
· Launched 3 years ago
Recent Articles
Scuttled: How America Sank Its Own Navy
Why the world's strongest navy chose its own decline
June 23 • Aakash Japi
Why Jet Engines Aren’t “Made In China”
What China’s jet engine program tells us about the limits of industrial policy
May 12 • Aakash Japi
“She Did the Most American Thing”
Eileen Gu, the professional-managerial class, and the collapse of American civic faith
Apr 28 • Aakash Japi
America Doesn’t Have The Stomach For Growth
The new Luddites won.
Apr 21 • Aakash Japi
Why Are BART and MUNI always broke(n)?
If we want to fix our transit, we have to understand why they fail.
Apr 3 • Aakash Japi
Missing In The Andes: The Unsolved Disappearance of Boris Weisfeiler
In 1985, deep in the Chilean Andes, an American mathematician disappeared. Decades later, declassified cables unearthed a story involving a German cult…
Oct 9, 2023 • Aakash Japi
The Zebra Murders: Civil Rights, Racial Revolution, and San Francisco's Season of Horror - Part 3
In 1973, a black nationalist cult in San Francisco sought to eliminate the white race. Their reign of terror made them the most prolific murderers of…
Aug 30, 2023 • Aakash Japi
The Zebra Murders: Civil Rights, Racial Revolution, and San Francisco's Season of Horror - Part 2
In 1973, a black nationalist cult in San Francisco sought to eliminate the white race. Their reign of terror made them the most prolific murderers of…
Aug 20, 2023 • Aakash Japi