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Members Only #278 -- Goliath’s Curse Author Luke Kemp on Why (and When) Empires Collapse

The Fifth Column

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Lootable Agriculture and State Emergence

Matt asks about lootable resources; Luke argues wheat-style crops enabled storage, theft, and state formation.

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