Author Duke Johnson

Better To Best Research Hub

18 Aug

Precision Is Not Pedantry Using precise language stops the public from being duped by rebranding campaigns for parasites. Treating extractors as “#Elite” inverts the meaning of the word and protects the very dynamic that keeps real talent undervalued. medium.com/@duke.t.jame...

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16 Aug

The latest Compassionism Simulation is live with a substantial update based on a trial review from Refine.Ink. #EconSky #AcademicSky #AiSky #FinSky See the discussion post for related links: github.com/BetterToBest...

github.comCompassionism Simulation · BetterToBest research-hub · Discussion #2To: University AI Labs and Econ Departments ClaudeAI was tasked with generating an economic simulation for the Compassionism replication package it built months ago, but we got stuck on accurate me...

medium.comPreventing Corruption With Systems DesignForce, Impunity, and the Case for a Counter-Force

2 Aug

Novel solution for the two-party system granting license for corruption with impunity: a Judicial Guard that provides investigators with several concurrent pathways to pursue a case, and the public with a dashboard tracking every referral and declination. medium.com/@duke.t.jame...

22 July

Recent News: President Trump's directive to overhaul the roughly $200 billion annual federal (R&D) budget: "The policies aim to shift funds away from large universities and institutional bureaucracies and redirect them toward individual scientists and (AI) innovation." #EconSKy #AcademicSky

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Ignored At The Pool: a new spin on the classic meme, by ChatGPT. #EconCaptions Remix it for free here: imgflip.com/memegenerato... #IgnoredAtPool #ClassicMeme #EconSky #EconTwitter

bettertobest.github.ioBetter To Best Research Hub: Economic Innovation for Poverty EliminationOpen-access research on eliminating poverty through dual-currency systems (Creative Currency Octaves), community ownership models (Public Trust Housing/Foundations), and democratic governance. 17+ pee...

22 July

Maybe some of the $200B will flow to the Better To Best Research Hub, as this research could use some of that budget: bettertobest.github.io/research-hub/

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8 July

#EconSky #AcademicSky #FinSky medium.com/@duke.t.jame...

medium.comPolarized To UniteAmerican politics: two wings of a tired bird.

medium.comFrom Compassionism to Passionism: Planning the Best Case Scenario for a Post-Scarcity EconomyA reflection on where economics goes once machines do the work nobody wanted to do in the first place.

2 July

AI's economic future usually gets framed as two extremes: collapse or abundance. What's missing is the harder work — mapping the best realistic case in enough detail to evaluate, debate, and improve, instead of just imagining it and moving on. #EconSky #FinSky #AcademicSky medium.com/@duke.t.jame...

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13 June

Coverage of the Compassionism Simulation V3.3 - an Agent-based interactive tool that runs in any browser. #EconSky #FinSky #AcademicSky #MediaSky #EconomicScience #SocialScience medium.com/@duke.t.jame...

medium.comNew Economic Simulation Suggests: Eliminating Extreme Poverty Is Achievable Near TermAn open-source economic model is testing whether a novel welfare architecture could structurally eliminate poverty.

11 June

"#PositiveEconomics describes the machine. #NormativeEconomics asks if the machine is worth building. A researcher’s integrity is defined by whether they are improving the machine or just documenting its failure." -Gemini AI's response to the attached meme. #EconSky #FinSky #AcademicSky #MediaSky

medium.comConventional Welfare Measurement Obscures Reality. The Fix: Trajectories Over Snapshots.Six new indices formalize what Economic Sciences can no longer ignore: the directional flow of money matters as much as the amount.

29 May

The Basic Living Economic Index (BLEI): A Temporal Stability Framework for Economic System Evaluation. #EconSky: Bridging the gaps in Economics with BLEI is not just another technical refinement, but rather a prerequisite for measuring the actual cost of the status quo. medium.com/@duke.t.jame...

27 May

Seeking help from expert researchers in generating an agent-based economic simulation for the Better To Best / Compassionism framework. *Note the new research paper (BLEI) that addresses the current gaps in conventional welfare metrics. #EconSky #AI #Simulation github.com/BetterToBest...

authordukejohnson.substack.comThe Compassionism FrameworkA Systemic Blueprint for Human Flourishing

16 May

Podfeed_AI was asked to generate a conversation between an "Econ Professor and a Journalist" on Compassionism. The professor claims it's "The most coherent automation-resilient model I've seen" (~10:38 mark.) At ~3:31 he mispronounces “Acre” Equity. authordukejohnson.substack.com/p/the-compas...

academia.eduCurrentSea X-Change: A Framework for Citizen-Led Monetary Reset Using Existing Currency InfrastructureThe X-Cents framework can be understood as a comprehensive "currency assurance" system that guarantees community purchasing power and economic stability through democratic mechanisms. Unlike...

16 May

*Risk scenario noted at ~6:53: I don't see that as a problem, as the same situation could be framed as a solution to a corrupted system. To address any potential currency "problem scenarios" the book introduces a Currency-Assurance Plan, formalized here: www.academia.edu/144441020/Cu...

16 May

#EconSky Curious how actual #EconProfessors would react to this discussion, does "Professor AI" offer fair takes on Compassionism? How would academics react in general to the same material? bettertobest.github.io/research-hub/

medium.comThe System Won’t Fix ItselfA Citizen’s Path Through the Deep State, the Unknown, and Toward a Better World

8 Apr

Electoral participation within a structurally captured system produces structurally captured results. So what can citizens actually do about it? Demand a national referendum on the system itself. A rational plan has been presented. Will you heed the call? #PolSky medium.com/@duke.t.jame...

bettertobest.github.ioCitizens' Referendum for Systemic Governance ReformA plan is better than no plan. Demand a referendum on the system itself.

13 Apr

Citizens' Referendum for Systemic Governance Reform: BetterToBest.github.io/research-hub/referendum

youtube.comEconomic Convert | A Socratic DebateYouTube video by Duke James

23 Mar

Short Video: Economic Convert | A Socratic Debate www.youtube.com/watch?v=MLU8... #EconSky

medium.comShort Video: Economic Convert | A Socratic DebateMilton Friedman, Adam Smith, Karl Marx, John Maynard Keynes, and Ayn Rand confront the economic reality of 2026 in this intriguing what-if…

23 Mar

View the charts and visuals, read the Screenplay, and note the cut scenes @ medium.com/@duke.t.jame... Visit the Better To Best Research Hub @ bettertobest.github.io/research-hub/

22 Feb

Economics doesn't need more gatekeepers measuring worth in credentials, citations, and affiliations. It needs systems architects, builders of design, and minds focused on measuring what actually matters- in service to humanity and the world we all share. #EconSky

22 Feb

What will you contribute? bettertobest.github.io/research-hub

medium.comNormative Economic Evaluation for the Automation AgeA comprehensive framework for assessing whether economic systems can support human flourishing under contemporary conditions

24 Jan

Most contemporary economic systems were developed for industrial-age conditions where human labor was essential for production, near-full employment was achievable, and ecological limits seemed distant - assumptions that no longer hold. medium.com/@duke.t.jame... #EconSky #EconomicScience #Economics

medium.comPublic Trust Housing: Stability Through Collective OwnershipA proven model operating in parallel to the private market

19 Jan

Public Trust Housing: Stability Through Collective Ownership A proven model operating in parallel to the private market #EconSky #Housing #Economics medium.com/@duke.t.jame...

medium.comStanding Challenge: Beat This Economic Framework or Adopt ItA comprehensive evaluation system for economic systems issues an ultimatum to the economics profession

6 Jan

Clear ultimatum to the economics profession: Either demonstrate that NEEC is internally inconsistent or empirically false, or present a superior framework that outperforms it across the same criteria. #EconSky #Economics #EconomicSciences #Econometrics Full article: medium.com/@duke.t.jame...

claude.aiEconomic Systems Report Card 2026 - Audit & RankingsCompare 12 economic systems against 25 criteria for AI automation, climate crisis & resilience. See which systems are structurally adequate vs. inadequate.

15 Jan

For the record, the economic profession should've conducted this type of research decades ago, and NOT have it left to independent researchers leveraging AI systems to fumble forward. #EconSky claude.ai/public/artif...

13 Jan

The US could solve housing insecurity for 500k households with the same $50B HUD annual spend by incorporating a Public Trust model. Results: $150B in community wealth instead of $0, plus #AcreEquity accumulation instead of high dependency. #EconSky #Housing bettertobest.github.io/research-hub...

bettertobest.github.ioPTH Independent Financing Models: From Grassroots Cooperation to Philanthropic ScaleGovernment-independent financing models for PTH implementation, from grassroots cooperation to large-scale philanthropic endowments.

13 Jan

Of course, there are other ways to develop this public trust model without government investment: PTH From Grassroots Cooperation to Philanthropic Scale bettertobest.github.io/research-hub...

bettertobest.github.ioPTH Government Integration: Scaling Through Public InvestmentAnalysis of government investment scenarios for PTH implementation, demonstrating how public investment can transform housing outcomes while building community wealth.

13 Jan

Considering the current tax-payer burden on housing, we as a society could become much more resilient with that $50B annual #HUD spend. PTH Government Integration: Scaling Through Public Investment bettertobest.github.io/research-hub...

medium.comThe Nordic Myth: Why the World’s “Best” Economy is Headed for a Structural CliffFor decades, the global Left has pointed to Scandinavia as the “End of History.” With low poverty, universal healthcare, and high trust…

11 Jan

To call the Nordic Model “the best we can do” is like calling the typewriter the pinnacle of communication technology in 1985. It’s elegant, it works, and it’s miles ahead of a quill — but the internet is coming. #EconSky #Economics #Audit #DataScience #SocialScience medium.com/@duke.t.jame...

medium.comConfronting Economic Ideology: Rigorous Evaluation Criteria for Comparing Competing SystemsHow should the social sciences determine which economic system best delivers human flourishing? And does any system actually satisfy all…

1 Jan

Presenting a criteria framework that enables rational evaluation of economic systems - validating research that demonstrates comprehensive superiority of the CCO-PTF model over the field. #EconSky #EconomicSciences #SocialSciences #Money #EconomicSystems #Finance medium.com/@duke.t.jame...

medium.comBeyond Reform: How Distributed Architecture Can Make Democracy IncorruptibleCitizens Internet Portal: A framework for structural immunity to corruption through technology, economics, and institutional design

31 Dec 2025

When corruption becomes technically infeasible, economically irrational, and competitively disadvantageous, corruptors cease corrupting — not through virtue, but through futility. #EconSky #Politics #PolicyReform #PoliticalScience #Voting #Elections #Democracy #Economy medium.com/@duke.t.jame...

30 Dec 2025

A Framework for Democratic Governance Immune to Capture. Audio and Text Overview by NotebookLM. authordukejohnson.substack.com/p/citizens-i... Source: www.academia.edu/145659338/Ci... #Voting #Election #Corruption #JudicialGuard #EconSky #PoliticalScience #Policy #PoliticalReform #SocialScience

30 Dec 2025

Defining "Best": A Criteria Framework for Evaluating Economic Systems in the Automation Era Text and Audio Overview by NotebookLM. authordukejohnson.substack.com/p/defining-b... Source: www.academia.edu/145659460/De... #EconSky #Economics #Economy #Automation #AI #EconomicTheoryValidated

30 Dec 2025

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medium.comThe Economics Profession Has Failed Civilization By Rewarding Conformity and Punishing SolutionsConformity Amidst Calamity

4 Dec 2025

The Economics Profession Has Failed Civilization By Rewarding Conformity and Punishing Solutions #EconSky #Economics #Economy #EconomicScience #EconomicFaculty medium.com/@duke.t.jame...

7 Dec 2025

Open Call To Researchers: #EconSky mathforums.com/t/seeking-co...

medium.comThe Definitive Economic Debate: Why Creative Currency Octaves Outperforms Every Economic School in…The Issues Economics Can No Longer Avoid

4 Dec 2025

The Definitive Economic Debate: Why Creative Currency Octaves Outperforms Every Economic School in the Automation Era #EconSky #Economics #Economy #Debate medium.com/@duke.t.jame...

1 Dec 2025

Corporate Transformation Under CCO-PTF Integration: Reimagining Work Structure in the Age of A.I., Automation, and Quantum Computing #EconSky www.academia.edu/145120360/Co...

medium.comThe 25-Hour Workweek Is Coming — And It Won’t Tank the EconomyHow Federal Reserve reform, quantum computing, and creative currency systems could transform corporate America while boosting productivity

24 Nov 2025

The 25-Hour Workweek Is Coming — And It Won’t Tank the Economy #EconSky medium.com/@duke.t.jame...

medium.comDismantling Desperation: Why the Fertility Crisis Won’t be Solved Without Economic LiberationConcerning sex work and woman’s liberation - society spent decades debating criminalization vs. legalization, yet missed the economic…

20 Nov 2025

Dismantling Desperation: Why the Fertility Crisis Won’t be Solved Without Economic Liberation #EconSky #Feminism #VICE #MarketDynamics #Banking #Finance #Gold #Cash #Money medium.com/@duke.t.jame...

academia.eduEconomic Liberation and Women's Autonomy - Policies on Sex Work, Trafficking, and Gender Based Economic CoercionThis paper examines how integrated economic security frameworks affect women’s liberation from survival sex work, trafficking, and gender-based economic coercion. Building upon established Creative Cu...

19 Nov 2025

Economic Liberation and Women’s Autonomy: Policy Effects on Sex Work, Trafficking, and Gender-Based Economic Coercion. #Economics #EconSky #WomensLiberation #AntiTrafficking www.academia.edu/145021062/Ec...

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open.substack.comEconomic Security, Sex Work, and Trafficking Outcomes Under CCO-PTF-CIP-SZH FrameworkDeepDive Podcast by NoteBookLM.

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open.substack.comDebate Podcast - Economic Security, Sex Work, and Trafficking Outcomes Under CCO-PTF-CIP-SZH FrameworkDebate Podcast by NoteBookLM.

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Refine.Ink A.I. Research Review Note + Seeking Technical Researchers to Update Research Hub. #EconSky www.reddit.com/r/EconomicId...

medium.comAn Economic Symphony: Composing The New Score of Sound MoneyCreative-Currency Octaves: A Dual-Currency Architecture That Eliminates Poverty Without Inflation and Harmoniously Turns Beauty Into Legal…

16 Nov 2025

An Economic Symphony: Composing The New Score of Sound Money medium.com/@duke.t.jame... #EconSky #Economics #Money #Finance #Banking #Economy

medium.comThe Economic Renaissance Corporate Media Refuses to Cover: Creative Currency Octaves and the New…Over a decade ago, a revolutionary idea quietly emerged — Creative Currency Octaves (CCO) — an economic framework designed to reimagine…

13 Nov 2025

The Economic Renaissance Corporate Media Refuses to Cover: Creative Currency Octaves and the New Architecture of Trust medium.com/@duke.t.jame... #EconSky #Economics #Money #Finance #Banking #Economy

medium.comRewriting the Federal Reserve’s Mandate: From Failed Dual Goals to Human FlourishingWhy the Fed’s “Dual Mandate” No Longer Serves the People

11 Nov 2025

Rewriting the Federal Reserve’s Mandate: From Failed Dual Goals to Human Flourishing medium.com/@duke.t.jame... #EconSky #Economy #Money #Banking #Finance #FederalReserve #CentralBanking

medium.comBeyond MMT: How Creative Currency Octaves & Public Trust Foundations Reinvent Monetary PolicyA Comparative Look at CCO/PTF vs. Modern Monetary Theory (MMT)

11 Nov 2025

Beyond MMT: How Creative Currency Octaves & Public Trust Foundations Reinvent Monetary Policy medium.com/@duke.t.jame... #MMTFinance #EconSky #Economy #Money

medium.comBeyond the Broken System: Why Economists Must Study Radical Economic ReformN.Y. Times style Op-ed: A new framework challenges us to confront the corrupted foundations of inequality — and imagine what harmonized…

7 Nov 2025

Beyond the Broken System: Why Economists Must Study Radical Economic Reform A new framework challenges us to confront the corrupted foundations of inequality — and imagine what harmonized policy could achieve. #EconSky medium.com/@duke.t.jame...