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Digital illustration of a small suburban house with a green backyard, backed by a distant city skyline, with a glowing blue grid and outlines of banks and skyscrapers revealed beneath the lawn to show how ordinary land underpins the global financial system.

The Land Trap: A New History of the World’s Oldest Asset by Mike Bird

Clay | December 12

The Land Trap Book Review: Why Your Backyard Runs the Global Economy I discovered Mike Bird and his book The Land Trap on[…]

Illustration contrasting two economic systems — a modern city with a courthouse on the left and a dense informal settlement on the right — connected by glowing legal documents and a golden key, symbolizing the transformative power of formal property rights.

The Mystery of Capital by Hernando de Soto

Clay | May 2

The Mystery of Capital by Hernando de Soto I have a confession to make. I am deep into crypto, or as those deeply[…]