#134 Balaji Srinivasan: The Network State
The Knowledge Project with Shane Parrish
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Surprising Decline in State Capacity Across Partisan Lines
The surprising insight is the visible decline in the state capacity in the US under various administrations such as Bush, Obama, and notably under Trump, which has continued under Biden. Despite initial concerns about new governments implementing aggressive surveillance tactics, both Trump and Biden administrations have not turned out to be as controlling as feared. The reduction in state capacity has been evident in various domestic and foreign affairs, indicating a trend of diminishing federal control over multiple critical areas.
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