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A Step-by-Step Guide to How the Ultra-Wealthy Minimize Their Tax Burden While Their Fortunes Multiply

As Self-Government Turns on Itself

Mahmoud Khalil is a legal permanent resident. That didn’t stop ICE.

There's an argument I make in Teaching Machines that I'd like to repeat here – a setup to this first of many essays in which I work through some ideas about AI, agents, and agency: In 1971 the psychologist B. F. Skinner published his most controversial book, provocatively titled Beyond Freedom

Here’s why you should never, ever drink the rain.

Donald Trump is a vehicle for Musk and Thiel to implement their radical ideas of replacing accountable governance with an unaccountable techno-monarchy

The Federal Reserve Board of Governors in Washington DC.

No.347 — The handoff to bots ⊗ AI for Future Cities ⊗ FLORA ⊗ Why ancient roman concrete was so durable

Dave Kamper, a past union organizer and writer on labor issues, commented on Inauguration Day that compared to the beginning of Trump’s first term, it feels like most of the institutions we count on to protect democracy are weaker now. The courts. The media. The Democratic Party. One institution, however, is without doubt in a...

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.