The Dollar And God

The Metamorphoses Of The Dollar

Adam Tooze | Chartbook | 8th July 2026

It can be useful to think of currencies as we do of technologies: there are distinct eras, of course, but steam engines, petrol cars and electric vehicles did overlap for substantial periods. Since the gold standard, the dollar has had five incarnations, Tooze argues, "each with its own, particular political economy". Today's dollar is the "profit dollar" and exists for capital accumulation (2,700 words)

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What It's Like To Suddenly Believe In God

Lydia Laurenson | Solar Light | 3rd August 2022

At a "normal networking meeting" in 2016, the writer had a blinding spiritual awakening, engendered by a stranger who seemed to have "a cheat code" for her brain. Was it hypnosis, or mind control, or a true brush with the divine? Does it matter, if the experience itself was enlightening? There aren't any definitive answers here, rather an honest and earnest exploration of these and other questions (6,200 words)