
The Technological Republic
Hard Power, Soft Belief and the Future of the West
Alexander C. Karp and Nicholas W. Zamiska, 2025
non-fiction8/10
Strongly agree that the relative safety and prosperity we have currently is the result of historical government decisions around defense and military power - this has been won by power and effective foreign policies.
While sometimes it felt like a ‘look how good Palantir is’ book, the core message that labour is being misallocated to games and toys while our adversaries allocate it correctly, is more worthwhile.