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Sako Garabedian

Sako Garabedian is a philosophy student in Los Angeles. His work examines the intersection of history and political theory, with a focus on how state power expands through crisis.

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The Intelligence Trap: Why Smart People Defend Broken Systems

05/07/2026 Mises Wire Sako Garabedian

Why do broken political systems survive despite failures? Don’t blame stupid people; it’s the smart ones that keep these broken systems afloat.

The Noun Doctrine: Why Governments Prefer Enemies That Can’t Surrender

10/10/2025 Mises Wire Sako Garabedian

When the state declares war on an abstraction, it discovers the formula for perpetuity.

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