The Tanzimat Diaries

An Aristocracy of Mere Wealth

America is a country where the only rank is wealth. That is a triumph.

Aug 5 • Aakash Japi

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June 2026

Scuttled: How America Sank Its Own Navy

Why the world's strongest navy chose its own decline

Jun 23 • Aakash Japi

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May 2026

Why Jet Engines Aren’t “Made In China”

What China’s jet engine program tells us about the limits of industrial policy

May 12 • Aakash Japi

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April 2026

"She Did the Most American Thing"

Eileen Gu, the professional-managerial class, and the collapse of American civic faith

Apr 28 • Aakash Japi

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America Doesn’t Have The Stomach For Growth

The new Luddites won.

Apr 21 • Aakash Japi

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Why Are BART and MUNI always broke(n)?

If we want to fix our transit, we have to understand why they fail.

Apr 3 • Aakash Japi

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October 2023

Missing In The Andes: The Unsolved Disappearance of Boris Weisfeiler

In 1985, deep in the Chilean Andes, an American mathematician disappeared. Decades later, declassified cables unearthed a story involving a German cult…

Oct 9, 2023 • Aakash Japi

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August 2023

The Zebra Murders: Civil Rights, Racial Revolution, and San Francisco's Season of Horror - Part 3

In 1973, a black nationalist cult in San Francisco sought to eliminate the white race. Their reign of terror made them the most prolific murderers of…

Aug 30, 2023 • Aakash Japi

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The Zebra Murders: Civil Rights, Racial Revolution, and San Francisco's Season of Horror - Part 2

In 1973, a black nationalist cult in San Francisco sought to eliminate the white race. Their reign of terror made them the most prolific murderers of…

Aug 20, 2023 • Aakash Japi

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The Zebra Murders: Civil Rights, Racial Revolution, and San Francisco's Season of Horror - Part 1

In 1973, a black nationalist cult in San Francisco sought to eliminate the white race. Their reign of terror made them the most prolific murderers of…

Aug 13, 2023 • Aakash Japi

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