A society that cannot think systemically will use intelligent machines to automate its confusion. That sentence may sound severe. It… Read more
Category: Policy
The Graduation Promise and the Adjunct Reality
Three years ago, I wrote an article called “AI and the Adjuncts: The Converging Trends Reshaping Higher Education.” At the… Read more
Craft, the Third Moat: Done Is Easy, Good Is the Moat
Earl walks the apron at 5:47 in the morning, before most of the airport is awake. He has worked for… Read more
Welcome to the Iceberg Economy
The first mistake is looking for disappearing jobs. The second mistake is looking only at Silicon Valley. The third mistake… 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
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 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