Why Urban Centers Outlast Empires | Samo Burja

Описание: Today on Moment of Zen, Erik Torenberg and Samo Burja explore cities as civilization's most enduring institutions, examining their political dynamics, technological evolution, and role as interfaces between competing social forces and power structures.

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TIMESTAMPS:
(00:00) Intro
(00:51) The Geography of Cities
(02:00) Cities as Interface Layers
(03:06) The Meta-Institution
(04:14) What's Misunderstood About Cities
(06:33) Why Cities Vote Left-Wing
(10:00) The Republican Urban Problem
(13:51) Charter Cities vs. Urban Takeover
(20:00) The African Opportunity
(25:14) Cities and Social Media
(30:10) Grid Layouts and Government Strength
(31:54) The Moscow Problem
(37:00) Washington DC as America's Moscow
(40:13) Trump and Government Staffing
(42:52) Refounding Cities
(45:20) Technologically Obsolete Cities
(48:54) Political Change Must Come From Cities
(50:00) Palladium's Great Cities Issue
(50:21) Wrap