Dynamic - Lynne Heartwing

I. The Illusion of StabilityFor most of recorded history, humans have behaved as if the world were stable. Institutions are built to endure. Constitutions are written to last. Social orders are designed with the assumption that, once established, they will persist with only minor adjustments. Even revolutions—moments of rupture—have typically aimed not to abolish stability, but to restore it under a different configuration. This assumption runs deeper than politics. It shapes how we think abo...