We can be sure that the "natural elites" of which Hans Hoppe wrote are not among the Davos crowd. That group of "elites" has an agenda, and it is not liberty and free markets.
In the name of "fighting racism," a number of writers and pundits are making social relationships between people of different races and ethnic groups more contentious.
"Woke" is not "fighting racism," no matter how it is phrased. It is about undermining a society and its economy, declaring our social and economic institutions as illegitimate.
The US government's push for digital money does not aim to make transactions easier. Rather, it seeks the power to control money and the people that use it.
Why decentralize? One: small polities allow for more choice and opportunities for exit. Two: small is better for minorities when democracy fails. Three: small polities limit the power of aggressors.
