Technology
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AI Abundance Won’t End Inflation, Nor Make Money Meaningless
Elon Musk claims AI-driven growth could fund UBI transfers without inflation. But relative prices — not just totals — still drive economic allocation.
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Early Supercomputing Helped Reduce Cold War Risks
The same technologies that once fueled fears of nuclear conflict later helped reduce them and would go on to reshape both strategy and everyday life.
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Getting The Bureaucracy Out of Broadband
A transparent, competitive bidding process could rescue rural broadband from cronyism.
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Why Keynes Would Have Feared AI — and Why We Shouldn’t
The economist who predicted abundance also worried about displacement. He was only half right.
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Is Silicon Valley Shifting Right, Or Just Toward Power?
The tech industry’s growing dependence on government contracts and its fear of a ‘billionaire’ tax are reshaping political terrain.
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Why Market Success Breeds Market Skepticism
The very prosperity created by capitalism can obscure its benefits, fueling discontent even when we’re much better off.
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The EU’s Digital Markets Act Failed. Why Are US Politicians Copying It?
State and federal lawmakers are considering rules that mirror Europe’s flawed approach, threatening innovation, consumer choice, and America’s tech leadership.
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Will AI Remake the World of Work?
As AI drives the marginal cost of production toward zero with an endless supply of labor, we’re changing the ways we pay for work.
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Free Speech in the Digital Age: From Natural Right to Digital Credential
By regulating online speech and expanding digital ID systems, governments are turning the natural right to free expression into a licensed activity.
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China’s AI Paradox: Can Innovation Thrive in a Captive Mind?
Can a state that suppresses intellectual freedom tolerate the open inquiry that AI innovation ultimately requires?
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AI Abundance Won’t End Inflation, Nor Make Money Meaningless
Elon Musk claims AI-driven growth could fund UBI transfers without inflation. But relative prices — not just totals — still drive economic allocation.
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•
Early Supercomputing Helped Reduce Cold War Risks
The same technologies that once fueled fears of nuclear conflict later helped reduce them and would go on to reshape both strategy and everyday life.
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•
Getting The Bureaucracy Out of Broadband
A transparent, competitive bidding process could rescue rural broadband from cronyism.
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Why Keynes Would Have Feared AI — and Why We Shouldn’t
The economist who predicted abundance also worried about displacement. He was only half right.
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Is Silicon Valley Shifting Right, Or Just Toward Power?
The tech industry’s growing dependence on government contracts and its fear of a ‘billionaire’ tax are reshaping political terrain.
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•
Why Market Success Breeds Market Skepticism
The very prosperity created by capitalism can obscure its benefits, fueling discontent even when we’re much better off.
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The EU’s Digital Markets Act Failed. Why Are US Politicians Copying It?
State and federal lawmakers are considering rules that mirror Europe’s flawed approach, threatening innovation, consumer choice, and America’s tech leadership.
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Will AI Remake the World of Work?
As AI drives the marginal cost of production toward zero with an endless supply of labor, we’re changing the ways we pay for work.
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•
Free Speech in the Digital Age: From Natural Right to Digital Credential
By regulating online speech and expanding digital ID systems, governments are turning the natural right to free expression into a licensed activity.
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China’s AI Paradox: Can Innovation Thrive in a Captive Mind?
Can a state that suppresses intellectual freedom tolerate the open inquiry that AI innovation ultimately requires?