The first mistake is looking for disappearing jobs. The second mistake is looking only at Silicon Valley. The third mistake… Read more
Category: Finance
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
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
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
Stability Versus Growth in Late-Stage Capitalism
There is a man in his mid-fifties who works in logistics outside of Columbus, Ohio. He owns his home outright,… Read more
The Economy Shifted From Ownership to Access and Nobody Announced It
Consider a composite figure who is easy to find in any American city right now: a healthcare administrator, say, 39… Read more
The Rule Did Not Change. The Household Did.
Something happened in my family recently that I had not expected. As a member of the sandwich generation, we know… Read more
The Battle for the Next Kilowatt
Early in the morning in northern Virginia, the lights inside a windowless warehouse complex never go off. Thousands of servers… Read more
Why Rockets Don’t Care What You Believe
At a launch site in Florida, the moments before liftoff carry an odd restraint. Engineers sit behind glass walls, studying… Read more