015 - At History’s End (Part IV): Huntington vs. Fukuyama

In this episode, I recount the story of the research interests that culminated in the establishment of my first business, the experiences of running that operation and the lessons I drew from it all, how it ultimately ended, and its legacy thereafter.

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In this episode, I continue my deep dive through Fukuyama’s “The End of History?” essay, particularly focusing on the contrast between the liberalization of the People’s Republic of China and the Soviet Union, and the directions they were potentially heading.

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In this episode, I begin a deeper dive into Fukuyama’s “The End of History?” essay, including his discussion about Hegel as interpreted by Kojève, the role of culture on the adoption of Liberalism, and the case study and potential counterpoint of contemporary Japan.

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In this episode, I interview Roc Zacharias, the CEO of Lunar Digital Assets and cofounder of QuickSwap. In our conversation, we discuss topics including his incubation of Polygon and its many contributions to the industry, the impact of QuickSwap on Polygon’s ecosystem, UTXO-L2 interoperability, and various other projects he has worked with. He also shares his philosophy on a wide range of subjects including artificial intelligence, privacy, and biomedical science.

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In this episode, I interview software architect Paul Snow, discussing everything from his current work with Accumulate Network, to his formative contributions to the blockchain industry including Bitcoin and Ethereum, the significance of decision table rules and auditability in both public policy and decentralized software, and his long-standing interest in threaded interpreters which unites it all.

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