Carson

History | Foreign Affairs | Geopolitics

[Carson @carsonjbecker]

Eight decades after the Second World War and 36 years after the Berlin Wall fell, noble families across Europe are still fighting to get their property back.

In the @Telegraph, I argue that this issue must be settled.

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Introducing Arena Magazine Issue 008: At Sea

Deep Sea Mining. Shipbuilding. Undersea Cables. Maritime Autonomy. Island Building. American seapower. And much more...

Best enjoyed near a body of water with a cold drink in hand. Shipping to subscribers now 🇺🇸

[Carson @carsonjbecker]

“We’ve ventured into a realm of unlimited and unbridled opportunity.”

@davidu, General Partner at Andreessen Horowitz, on the AI revolution and the defense industrial base.

Read now @arenamagdotcom.

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"The internet was the first time in my life where I felt like, if you had an idea, you could make it a reality. It's similar now with AI — for people that are not technical, all they need now is an idea and the agency, and they can turn an idea into reality."

In the latest installment of Principals, @carsonjbecker sits down with @a16z General Partner @davidu to talk defense procurement, cybersecurity, and rebuilding the American industrial base. Read the full interview at @arenamagdotcom

[Carson @carsonjbecker]

@qurillona @ELuttwak @arenamagdotcom Thanks!

[Carson @carsonjbecker]

“If you want to strangle innovation, adopt the current American system.”

@ELuttwak on the post-heroic era, declining military innovation, and the plight of democratic politics.

My latest for @arenamagdotcom.

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"Victory is a dirty word." In the latest Principals, @ELuttwak — strategist, combatant, rancher — talks to @carsonjbecker about post-heroic warfare, broken procurement, and why Caesar can't arrive in an era that won't fight. Read it at @arenamagdotcom

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Announcing our new book: Wandering America 🇺🇸

A 400-pg photographic odyssey through America by the brilliant @AlexKittoe. From mountain to mountain, coast to coast, and from the biggest cities to the sleepiest towns, it's a big book for a big continent.

https://t.co/vOBgc2oO7K

[Carson @carsonjbecker]

Northern Korea was evangelized by Presbyterians from America.

Kim Il Sung may have later abandoned his father’s God, but he, like North Korea itself, never abandoned the habit of faith.

My review of @JChengWSJ’s excellent new book for the @dcexaminer.

https://t.co/tzDNhc5rMU

[Carson @carsonjbecker]

“Think about an AA battery that lasts for 30 years.”

I had an eye opening conversation with @staffsheehan about recycling nuclear waste and the enormous potential of this resource. @ProjectOmegaHQ is working to turn it into power cells which last for decades.

My latest for @arenamagdotcom.

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Your smoke detector contains nuclear waste, Americium-241. So does the fuel powering satellites to Mars.

In the latest installment of Principals, @carsonjbecker sits down with @staffsheehan, founder and CEO of @ProjectOmegaHQ, to discuss recycling spent nuclear fuel, the economics of nuclear waste, and the future of nuclear-powered energy systems. Read it at @arenamagdotcom

[Staff Sheehan @staffsheehan]

What gets called nuclear waste still holds over 90% of its original energy. We stopped at step one of a three-step process to utilize this resource. Now, we aim to turn used nuclear fuel into a national resource.

[Michael Murphy @michaelmurph_y]

Catastrophically mogged by Stalin.

[Carson @carsonjbecker]

@soren_ma walked me through his plan to build 1 million drones per year at Neros' new 250,000 square foot factory in LA.

The @neros_tech CEO wants to re-shore the drone supply chain and re-industrialize at home.

My latest interview for @arenamagdotcom:

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"When we started Neros, the first thing we did was build 30 drones, bring them to Ukraine in our suitcases, and start getting actual feedback."

In the latest installment of Principals, @carsonjbecker talks with 22-year-old @neros_tech cofounder and CEO @soren_ma to discuss FPV drones, battlefield lessons from Ukraine, and building the American drone industrial base. Read the interview at @arenamagdotcom

[Carson @carsonjbecker]

@dennissewell has written an excellent biography of the New Englander and member of Harvard’s first graduating class, Sir George Downing, namesake of London’s famed Downing Street.

My review in the @FreeBeacon:

[Victorino Matus @VictorinoMatus]

The latest Weekend Beacon features @IraStoll on Elise Stefanik's Poisoned Ivies, @cjscalia on Lionel Shriver's A Better Life, @carsonjbecker on the life of George Downing, and Peter Tonguette on legendary lyricist Stephen Sondheim (who had serious mother issues)!

[Carson @carsonjbecker]

@MichelleVolz spoke to me about her new firm, @pax_ventures, which has recently announced its first fund.

We discuss emerging technologies in the space, mining, and energy sectors, among other pertinent topics.

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Last month, @MichelleVolz announced @pax_ventures' first fund at $52M, backing founders building at the intersection of software, industry, and national power. Before that, she worked at Palantir, was the first partner brought onto Andreessen Horowitz's American Dynamism team, and ran a marathon in Antarctica.
@carsonjbecker sat down with her to talk defense, nuclear, autonomous mining, raising a first fund, and her Guinness world record in this week's installment of Principals.

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In February, Matthew Kinsella took quantum technology firm @infleqtion public on the NYSE at a $2.2 billion valuation. He says quantum technology will make GPS obsolete and that it will break every encryption standard protecting your bank account.

In our latest installment of Principals, @carsonjbecker sat down with Kinsella to discuss the uses and implications of quantum technology, quantum’s relationship with traditional computing, and its impact on geopolitical competition between the United States and China.

[Carson @carsonjbecker]

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[Carson @carsonjbecker]

“He accrued enough blood on his hands that when, as a tired old man in Mexican exile, he is cruelly felled by the stroke of an axe, one cannot help but feel a sense of karmic symmetry.”

Josh Ireland has written an absorbing book on Trotsky's last days. My review for @dcexaminer:

[Carson @carsonjbecker]

A fascinating conversation with Tacora Capital’s Keri Findley. We discuss private credit, her career between Silicon Valley and Wall Street, and raising $250 million from Peter Thiel.

[Arena Magazine @arenamagdotcom]

Keri Findley was managing billions by age thirty. Now, she's the founder and CEO of Tacora Capital, anchored by a $250 million investment from Peter Thiel.

In the latest installment of Principals, @carsonjbecker sits down with Keri Findley to talk about about her rise through Wall Street post-2008, the intellectual foundations of her investment approach, and the risks building in today’s credit markets. Read the interview online at @arenamagdotcom

[Carson @carsonjbecker]

@JTLonsdale They should talk to @arenamagdotcom instead

[Martin Shkreli @MartinShkreli]

make sure you preorder!

[Carson @carsonjbecker]

“The only way to make a lot of money is to take non consensus views.”

If you aren't paying attention to @verdadcap, you're missing out. In my latest for @arenamagdotcom, I speak with Dan Rasmussen, one of the most original hedge fund managers working today.

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"If high yield is oxy, private credit is fentanyl."

In our latest installment of Principals, @carsonjbecker interviews @verdadcap founder and managing partner about contrarian investing, crisis buying, and why private equity is the Hotel California. Read the interview at @arenamagdotcom