Rebuilding Aristocracy

Rebuilding Aristocracy

Kyle J. Tobin
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Table of Contents

Preface›

  • Preface
  • INTRODUCTION
    • The Deal
    • The Break
    • The Return
    • The Partisan Trap
    • The Non-Correction
    • The Closing Window
    • The Stakes

PART I: THE INHERITANCE (1945-1973)›

  • Chapter 1: The Deal
    • The Claim
    • The Visible Artifacts
    • The Architecture of Constraint
    • The Countervailing Power
    • The Public Foundation
    • The Pathways
    • The Exclusions
    • The Distinction
    • The Logic of Production
    • The Fragility

PART II: THE PIVOT (1973-1986)›

  • Chapter 2: The Blueprint
    • The Memo
    • The Incubation
    • The School
    • The Doctrine
    • The Gatekeepers
    • The Infrastructure
    • The Waiting
  • Chapter 3: The Shock
    • The Opening
    • The Man
    • The Alternatives
    • The Weapon
    • The Breaking
    • The Knowing
    • The Asymmetry
  • Chapter 4: The Mechanism
    • The Spectacle
    • The Permission
    • The Redirection
    • The Incentive
    • The Silence
  • Chapter 5: The Seeds
    • The Reform
    • The Freeze
    • The Conversion
    • The Planting

PART III: THE SELLOFF (1986-2001)›

  • Chapter 6: The Deregulation Sequence
    • The Wall
    • The Erosion
    • The Gambit
    • The Demolition
    • The Shadow
    • The Reckoning
    • The Transformation
  • Chapter 7: The Trade Sequence
    • The Premise
    • The Promises
    • The Dissent
    • The Calculus
    • The Toll
    • The Distance
  • Chapter 8: The Extraction Machine
    • The Garage
    • The Permission
    • The Mechanism
    • The Spectacle
    • The Extraction
    • The Subsidy
    • The Harvest
    • The Landlord
    • The Toll
    • The Return
  • Chapter 9: The Ratchet
    • The Ratio
    • The Ratchet
    • The Reform
    • The Club
    • The Template
    • The Parachute
    • The Divergence

PART IV: THE EPISTEMIC ROT›

  • Chapter 10: The Toll Booth
    • The Distance
    • The Subsidy
    • The Trap
    • The Filter
    • The Premium
    • The Closure
  • Chapter 11: The Contempt
    • The Move
    • The Doctrine
    • The Succession
    • The Results
    • The Invisible
    • The Declaration
    • The Separation
  • Chapter 12: The Forgetting
    • The Reach
    • The Fab
    • The Yard
    • The Chain
    • The Timeline

PART V: THE FOUR EXTRACTIONS›

  • Chapter 13: Housing
    • The Deal
    • The Break
    • The Mechanism
    • The Trajectory
  • Chapter 14: Healthcare
    • The Deal
    • The Break
    • The Mechanism
    • The Trajectory
  • Chapter 15: Retirement
    • The Deal
    • The Break
    • The Mechanism
    • The Trajectory
  • Chapter 16: Family
    • The Deal
    • The Break
    • The Mechanism
    • The Trajectory

PART VI: THE SELF-INFLICTED WOUND›

  • Chapter 17: The Suicide Pact
    • The Physics of Power
    • The Test
    • The Crime Scene
    • The Deafness
    • The Reverse Meritocracy
    • The Pact Named
    • The Hinge
  • Chapter 18: The Surrender
    • The Uninvaded
    • The Price
    • Return on Sovereignty
    • The Empty Chair
    • The Waiting
    • The Recklessness Named
    • The Bill
  • Chapter 19: The Empty Arsenal
    • The Audit
    • The Masks
    • The Medicine Cabinet
    • The Island
    • The Arsenal
    • The Inheritance
    • The Question
  • Chapter 20: The Revelation
    • The Demand
    • The Selection
    • The Sacrifice
    • The Immunity
    • The Capture
    • The Lesson

PART VII: THE INCAPACITY›

  • Chapter 21: The Obstacle
    • The Distinction
    • The Selection
    • The Fossil
    • The Arithmetic
    • The Rejection
    • The Cage
  • Chapter 22: The Proof
    • The Paper
    • The Empire
    • The Immune System
    • The Clean Sheet
    • The Spasm
    • The Diagnosis
  • Chapter 23: The Clocks
    • The Inheritance
    • The Island
    • The Ledger
    • The Capture
    • The Mechanism
  • Chapter 24: The Default
    • The Baseline
    • The Inversion
    • The Constraint
    • The Spiral
    • The Accelerant
    • The Lock
    • The Refusal

PART VIII: WHAT COMES NEXT›

  • Chapter 25: The Restructuring
    • The Specification
    • The Mechanism
    • The Numbers
    • The Objections
    • The Path
    • The Correction
    • The Reckoning

Appendix›

  • Appendix A: Chapter References
    • Chapter 1: The Deal
    • Chapter 2: The Blueprint
    • Chapter 3: The Shock
    • Chapter 4: The Mechanism
    • Chapter 5: The Seeds
    • Chapter 6: The Deregulation Sequence
    • Chapter 7: The Trade Sequence
    • Chapter 8: The Extraction Machine
    • Chapter 9: The Ratchet
    • Chapter 10: The Toll Booth
    • Chapter 11: The Contempt
    • Chapter 12: The Forgetting
    • Chapter 13: Housing
    • Chapter 14: Healthcare
    • Chapter 15: Retirement
    • Chapter 16: Family
    • Chapter 17: The Suicide Pact
    • Chapter 18: The Surrender
    • Chapter 19: The Empty Arsenal
    • Chapter 20: The Revelation
    • Chapter 21: The Obstacle
    • Chapter 22: The Proof
    • Chapter 23: The Clocks
    • Chapter 24: The Default
    • Chapter 25: The Restructuring
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The Inversion

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The Constraint

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The Spiral

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The Accelerant

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The Lock

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The Refusal

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Chapter 25: The Restructuring

In this chapter

  • Chapter 24: The Default
  • The Baseline
  • The Inversion
  • The Constraint
  • The Spiral
  • The Accelerant
  • The Lock
  • The Refusal