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MINIHASH 009 | Resisting State Capture w/Spencer Graham (Hats)

Apr 24, 2025
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INSIGHT

Execution Power Risks Capture

  • Capture risks arise when shared resources in an organization can be controlled by a few agents.
  • Execution power centralization poses a greater capture threat than decision-making centralization.
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Executive Power Overrides Decisions

  • Execution authority in government can override decisions, diminishing democratic control.
  • Decentralizing executive power or sharing it could mitigate state capture risks.
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Tribalism Weakens Checks and Balances

  • Tribalism undermines checks and balances by aligning actors across branches instead of to their roles.
  • This invalidates original constitutional assumptions and worsens capture vulnerability.
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