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This is a map of primary trading partners, US vs China, and how it has evolved over the last 20 years. Think about it, and realize this probably reflects your experience.

Nobel laureate James Buchanan is the intellectual linchpin of the Koch-funded attack on democratic institutions, argues Duke historian Nancy MacLean

Four Reasons English Should Not be the Official Language: Statement Against White House Executive Order Designating English as the Official Language of The Un

The architects of projects like Próspera are drafting legislation to create US cities that would be free from federal regulations.

Next week US president Joe Biden finishes his term of office, to be replaced by the Donald. Biden would have been extremely popular with the American public and probably would have run and got a se…

A Visit to the Chicago Area's Pullman, Model Town of the Golden Age of Rail

Trump will not restore the "strong gods" of community, family, and faith.

We need more live student assessment, more emphasis on critical thinking—and less homework, William Liang writes

When Amazon CTO Werner Vogels talks about his company’s philosophy around innovation, it’s probably a good idea to listen. Amazon CEO and founder Jeff Bezos has always found a way to capitalize on technology trends, whether being an early online retailer, seeing the future of cloud computing and forming Amazon Web Services, or developing delivery drones […]

The opening weeks of the second Trump administration have produced daily headlines that read -- no, this is not hyperbole! -- like science fiction. The spectacle of a South African tech billionaire and his cronies

"It's Bad." It's very very bad. And each week, when I gather up the education and AI-related news here, I keep wishing I could say we've reached the peak of this mountain of horrors and that things will get easier, things will get better from here. It's quite apparent that

Posted on Friday 7 Mar 2025. 522 words, 3 links. By Matt Webb.

The overwhelming majority of Amazon's operating income comes from a business that accounts for just 16% of the company's revenue.

Ever feel like no matter how hard you work, getting ahead just isn’t as easy as it used to be?

New thing I’m in the middle of. Going to get bigger and annoyingly more complex, but the message will stay clear. This week’s question comes to us from...

James McGill Buchanan is a name you will rarely hear unless you’ve taken several classes in economics.

I've seen a lot of people express the sentiment that they initially found Musk compelling because the books they loved as kids made them also want to be an Astronaut and go to Mars, and they saw in his public persona some kind of a kindred spirit. Well, I also read a lot as a child, and I wished for an ebon longsword that nourished me with the damned souls of my enemies. But then, eventually ...

I was about to post this as a reply to someone on my "Make Nazis Sweat Again" post, which has derailed into car-brained windshield-view defenses of Musk, but it got long, sooooo.... The world is full of people who, in this, the Year of Our Basilisk, 2025, are willing to loudly admit, "Yeah, I knew Musk was -- [pick one or all] -- 1) a homophobe, 2) a racist, 3) a con man, 4) a eugenicist, 5) ...

While anyone can buy stock in public firms, private firms are instead held by a more concentrated and exclusive set of owners.

What happens if you try to get $50,000 cash out of a bank? Sometimes, a year of investigative journalism.

I’m here to tell you what should already be abundantly clear: that simple truths, all around us, reveal things that are blatantly obvious.

My project thus far has been to educate you, to help you renormalize history from a common ethical center. To show you what should be abundantly clear: that simple truths, all around us, reveal thi…

I am a Tariff Man ,” declares Donald Trump. But what about inflation? In his 2025 State of the Union, he admits There mightl be "a little ...