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Every Click You Make: The Slow Decline of the Internet (and the Hidden Cost of ‘Free’)

Posted on: June 16, 2025June 16, 2025

It starts the same way every time. You open a browser to check the weather, and seventeen clicks later you’re accepting cookies from a Croatian fishing blog, muting […]

Policy / Technology

Fractional Work Is Eating the Org Chart

Posted on: May 31, 2025May 31, 2025

Some of the smartest people I know are working three jobs, and none of them are full time. A startup CEO I met last month described his team […]

Education / Technology

The Future of Labor Is Already Clocked In

Posted on: May 22, 2025May 22, 2025

In 2024, a junior associate at a boutique law firm in Chicago began training a GPT model to write like his managing partner. There was no directive. No […]

Ethics / Finance / Policy / Technology

Still Using Google? So Are 90% of Us. That’s Kind of the Problem.

Posted on: May 6, 2025May 6, 2025

The U.S. Department of Justice filed a major antitrust lawsuit against Google in October 2020. That legal challenge could reshape how small businesses operate in the digital economy. […]

Education / Sports / Technology

From Gasoline Alley to the Grid: What GM’s Formula 1 Engine Means for American Manufacturing

Posted on: April 24, 2025April 24, 2025

When you live in Indianapolis, motorsport is more than spectacle, it’s civic texture. On Memorial Day weekend, the roar from the Brickyard isn’t just noise. It’s history echoing […]

Education / Ethics / Technology

Mentorship as Infrastructure

Posted on: April 16, 2025April 16, 2025

Somewhere between staying current and staying employed, there’s a gap most people don’t talk about. It’s the space between what you used to be great at and what […]

Education / Technology

There’s Never Been a Better Time to Learn Something New: Introducing Path2Learn

Posted on: March 29, 2025March 29, 2025

We’re living in an educational golden age. Right now, there are more free and affordable ways to learn than ever before. You can go from beginner to expert […]

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Who Gets the Keys? How AI is Deciding Who Can Buy a Home

Posted on: March 19, 2025March 19, 2025

Redlining shaped America’s housing and financial systems for decades. Banks and developers systematically excluded Black and immigrant communities from wealth-building opportunities through discriminatory loan practices. That history left […]

Education / Policy / Technology

How AI is Restoring Confidence for Students Who Fell Behind During the Pandemic

Posted on: March 13, 2025March 13, 2025

Millions of students lost more than just classroom time during the pandemic. Many lost confidence in their ability to learn. A child who once loved math now stares […]

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The Real Estate Merger That Turns Homebuyers into a Product

Posted on: March 10, 2025March 10, 2025

Rocket Companies’ $1.75 billion acquisition of Redfin isn’t just about selling more mortgages or real estate listings – it’s about owning the data behind every home search and […]

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