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We analyze and document shifts in macroeconomics, companies, and technology with depth.
Research
Markets · Macroeconomy · Companies
Hyundai Motor: The Robot Future Still Needs the Car Business
Hyundai's robotics story starts with the car business, not with Atlas videos. For Boston Dynamics and software-defined vehicles to create real value, they have to move beyond a compelling future narrative and change factory productivity and cost structure. Can Hyundai move from a company that sells cars well to a manufacturer made stronger by robotics?
Lam Research: The Quiet Process Power Behind AI Memory
Nvidia may be the star of the AI semiconductor boom, but the companies selling the equipment that makes those chips can grow with it. Lam Research (LRCX) builds tools that help chipmakers etch, stack, and refine increasingly complex semiconductors. Can LRCX become the Levi's of the semiconductor supercycle gold rush?
After the Age of Stocks, Is the Age of Gold Coming?
The past decade was the age of stocks, especially U.S. technology stocks. But as persistent inflation, higher rates, and weaker trust in the dollar converge, investors are starting to look at gold again. Could the age of stocks give way to another age of gold?
Samsung Electronics Breaks Into the Global Top 10 by Market Cap. Can the Supercycle Last?
The AI memory supercycle has powered an exceptional 2026 performance. The question is whether Samsung can keep delivering in the second half amid mixed expectations.
Essays
Society · History · Life
Divided Republics: Is South Korea Echoing France's Third Republic?
France's Third Republic lasted a long time, but longevity did not make it a healthy republic. Across politics and society, South Korea now shows fractures that can feel uncomfortably close to interwar France. Can Korea avoid following France down the same path?
The Problem Is Economic: Excess Liquidity and Youth Deprivation
Youth anxiety begins less with generational temperament than with the gap between income and assets. Low rates and fiscal support saved the economy, but they also pulled housing and financial assets away from the paycheck. Can the next decade work differently?
Wages Are Slow, Home Prices Keep Rising, and AI Is Coming
Why young adults around the world are turning to stocks
The Thucydides Trap: U.S.-China Conflict Is Starting to Resemble 1914
Is the twenty-first century’s Belle Époque coming to an end?
About LibertyCorpora
LibertyCorpora reads and records changes in markets, companies, technology, and society at a measured pace. We value deeper understanding over quick conclusions, and writing that leaves readers with something to think about over simple information.