Things that I think are worth your time.
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How Monopolies Secretly Steal Your Freedom
Are you really free if your groceries or medicine are so expensive that you can’t afford them? Or if your boss can change your work schedule on a whim or block you from getting a new job? Are you really…
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My Career: Microsoft Edge
The internet famously caught Microsoft unprepared. Netscape was the first widely used browser, but when Bill Gates redirected the company to focus on the internet, the ability to set the default browser for Windows allowed Internet Explorer to gain dominance.…
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What Happens When the AI Bubble Bursts
The AI bubble is likely to pop, because the amount of investment in the technology in no way correlates with its severe lack of profit. Sooner rather than later, this will become clear to investors, who will start to withdraw…
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The Bitter Southerner
The other day, I was watching a video from Carolina Forward and liked the shirt that Blair Reeves was wearing. Looking for it led me to the Bitter Southerner General Store. I didn’t end up ordering that shirt, but only…
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The Tyrant Test
It would be absurd to say that American presidents have always been principled defenders of freedom and democracy, but their long-shared, bipartisan definition of tyrant is one who oppresses his own. So it’s striking that these warnings about tyrants in…
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Standing Up Against Trump is Good for Business
Standing up against Trump is not only important politically and morally. It’s also profitable. Robert Reich Why Standing Up Against Trump is Good for Business (Robert Reich)
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