The Counterpoint

Has the AI Economy Gone Critical?

Nuclear physics and why we may finally be witnessing the mythical "trickle-down" economics.

Jul 7 • Patrick Heizer

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May 2026

Seven Things I'd Do As King Of Maryland

An ode to Cincinnatus

May 24 • Patrick Heizer

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March 2026

'Not-So-Crazy' Crazy Idea #2: El Salvador Should Position As the New Dubai

A potential geopolitical ramification of the War in Iran

Mar 19 • Patrick Heizer

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January 2026

Baumol Cost Disease Is Killing the Cows

Speculation on an unacknowledged factor in the rising price of beef.

Jan 15 • Patrick Heizer

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December 2025

The Ten Best Books I Read In 2025

Brief reviews of the best books I read this year, in no particular order.

Dec 15, 2025 • Patrick Heizer

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Blue Glade Farm: Our Fourth Year

In October 2021, my wife and I started a permaculture farm in Maryland. This is our fourth annual report.

Dec 7, 2025 • Patrick Heizer

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October 2025

AI Bubble or Island Of Stability?

How the periodic table explains the current economy.

Oct 22, 2025 • Patrick Heizer

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We Need Punishment; We Need Forgiveness

A diagnosis of modern society

Oct 9, 2025 • Patrick Heizer

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September 2025

The Many Foundational Issues of Lab-grown Meat

It's a prime example of missing the forest for the trees.

Sep 9, 2025 • Patrick Heizer

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July 2025

If AGI Is Coming, We Need a New Otto Von Bismarck

The Counterpoint is a newsletter that uses both analytic and holistic thinking to examine the wider world.

Jul 11, 2025 • Patrick Heizer

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June 2025

Our Fundamental Problem, Part 2: Moonshine, Cats, and the Azeotrope of Civilization

The Counterpoint is a free newsletter that uses both analytic and holistic thinking to examine the wider world.

Jun 20, 2025 • Patrick Heizer

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I Was On the Tusk & Quill Podcast

Discussing my previous essay, "Steelmanning Degrowth: The Catalytic Society."

Jun 3, 2025 • Patrick Heizer

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