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Things that I think are worth your time.

  • The Myth of Bloated School Administration

    One of the central arguments made by opponents of public education is that North Carolina taxpayers spend too much on their children and schools. Even as the state continues to rank near-bottom in the nation for school spending, some on…

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  • The Internet is Shrinking

    This isn’t just nostalgia talking. It’s about power. While we scroll through sanitized feeds and click through curated content, a handful of companies are quietly reshaping humanity’s digital destiny. The real question is: are we okay with letting them?​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​ Joan…

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  • Why Adam Became a Crypto Shill

    Adam Conover, whose videos I generally like, made an embarrassing mistake and accepted an offer to make a video about Sam Altman’s cryptocurrency company, World, and its Orb biometric scanning device. After folks complained and pointed out how working with…

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  • Why Speed Limits Don’t Matter

    We set speed limits, we put them on signs, and we expect people to follow them. But in reality, it plays out a little differently. People don’t really drive based on what a sign tells them. So if signs don’t…

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  • GERM

    A new song from Kate Nash that I think is worth a listen. Girl listen up, You’re not radical Exclusionary, regressive, misogynist Germ! Germ Nah you’re not rad at all Kate Nash The music video is age-restricted due to nudity,…

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  • The Who Cares Era

    In the Who Cares Era, the most radical thing you can do is care. Dan Sinker The Who Cares Era (Dan Sinker /blog)

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