Archive - Sebastien’s Substack

A Brief History of Tariffs

Tariffs—taxes on imports—have shaped economies and empires for centuries, reflecting evolving views on wealth, power, and progress.

Apr 5 •

March 2025

The Cathedral and other insights

according to Curtis Yarvin

Mar 29 •

February 2025

Social Evolution

according to Benjamin Kidd

Feb 24 •

January 2025

Fragile by Design

according to Calomiris and Haber

Jan 28 •

September 2024

A model of ideological poverty trap

according to Brian Caplan

Sep 21, 2024 •

August 2024

The defeat of the West

according to Emmanuel Todd

Aug 12, 2024 •

June 2024

Europe Overwhelmed

according to Alfred Sauvy

Jun 18, 2024 •

The public choice theory

according to J Buchanan

Jun 2, 2024 •

May 2024

Material civilization, structure of daily life

according to Fernand Braudel

May 26, 2024 •

Human nature in politics

according to Graham Wallas

May 18, 2024 •

State in the 3rd Millennium

according to Hans Adam II

May 11, 2024 •

April 2024

After the Empire

according to Emmanuel Todd

Apr 21, 2024 •

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