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“I have shown how the ideas of progression and of the indefinite perfectibility of the human race belong to democratic ages. Democratic nations care but little for what has been, but they are haunted by visions of what will be; in this direction their unbounded imagination grows and dilates beyond all measure. Here then is the wildest range open to the genius of poets, which allows them to remove their performances to a sufficient distance from the eye. Democracy shuts the past against the . . .

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    “I have shown how the ideas of progression and of the indefinite perfectibility of the human race belong to democratic ages. Democratic nations care but little for what has been, but they are haunted by visions of what will be; in this direction their unbounded imagination grows and dilates beyond all measure. Here then is the wildest range open to the genius of poets, which allows them to remove their performances to a sufficient distance from the eye. Democracy shuts the past against the . . .

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      Dear readers,

      Trekonomics is going strong. Ten days after our soft launch, we are already 15% of the way to our 1,000 pre-orders goal. This is all thanks to your support, and both Felix Salmon and I could not be more gratified.

      There are a few things to watch out for in the coming days, most notably an online article in a major newspaper on the East Coast. 

      For those of you who follow Trekonomics but have not yet pre-ordered their copy of the book, we would like to remind you that every order brings us closer to our goal of publishing the book as beautiful and luxurious bound hardcover (I could mention Gary Whitta's Abomination published by Inkshares which has just been released, and looks absolutely gorgeous and inviting).

      Also, we need your help spreading the word to your nerdy (and non-nerdy) friends, families and co-workers. Facebook, Twitter, email, snapchat, all of these work!

      Finally, for those of you who work in the news media, both Felix and I are more than happy to discuss the book, Felix' collection Piper Text, and all things Star Trek.  There is nothing like a good chat about Habermas, Pareto, Asimov and collective action problems to get your readers engaged!

      On that note,
      Live Long and Prosper!

      - Manu


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