There is a man named Raymond who does tile and fixture work out of a white van with his name… Read more
The 7 Moats: Moat #1 – Judgment, The First Human Advantage
At 4:17 in the morning, the medical ICU is quiet except for the soft chirp of monitors and the hush… Read more
This is why we can’t have nice things
There was a time when horse racing was gloriously inefficient, which is to say human. A man in a wrinkled… Read more
When Democracies Start Thinking Like Investors
There was something almost quietly radical in the announcement, though it arrived wrapped in the familiar language of a government… Read more
What Still Works in America: The Seven Moats Season 3, Article 1: The Frame
There is a woman named Renee who has worked as a unit secretary at a regional hospital for nineteen years…. Read more
The Conductor and The Rise of the One-Person Company
Something has changed in the texture of professional life, though it is difficult to name precisely because the change is… Read more
The new album
The Price of Being Seen: How Open Access Publishing Is Sorting American Science
A recent LinkedIn post by Dr. Jillian Goldfarb called attention to an invoice most of us never see. She had… Read more
Your Router, the Supply Chain, and a Growing Concern
There is a small box somewhere in your home that connects everything. Your phone. Your laptop. Your kid’s tablet. Your… Read more
Who Is Mary Peltola and Why You Want to Know
Politics tends to flatten people. Over time, complex lives get reduced to a handful of talking points, a voting record,… Read more