Some of the smartest people I know are working three jobs, and none of them are full time. A startup… Read more
Month: May 2025
Art’s Journey to Wisdom Travels the Path of a Public Good
Modern economies reward efficiency, not reflection. Our institutions—schools, platforms, governments—are calibrated to deliver outcomes, track progress, and benchmark success. In… Read more
Why the Next Superpower Will Subsidize Daycare
NYC has one of America’s most watched mayoral races ongoing. Perhaps the most surprising issue dominating headlines is not crime… Read more
How Measles Came Back to America
It began with a cough. Then a fever. By the time the red rash appeared on Ian Rojas’s neck, the… Read more
The Future of Labor Is Already Clocked In
In 2024, a junior associate at a boutique law firm in Chicago began training a GPT model to write like… Read more
Learning from What Already Works
Homelessness in America is not a crisis of ideas. It is a crisis of follow-through. Every few years, headlines declare… Read more
The Broken Bridge Between Research and Policy
Most people believe that if a study proves something works, the system will change. That is not how it goes…. Read more
The Quiet Erosion of American Curiosity
The story begins in a university lab, just after midnight. The hum of a centrifuge fills the room. A young… Read more
Who Pays for Dinner?
The House Agriculture Committee just passed a $300 billion proposal that answers one question with brutal clarity: Who pays for… Read more
Lines on Maps
Maps have always been powerful tools for understanding our world, but with the rise of computational cartography, they are evolving… Read more