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Oren Cass Notices One of Industrial Policy's Fatal Flaws

Cass says industrial policy will only work if the politicians can put aside political disagreements and partisan agendas. In other words, industrial policy will never work.

Reason · May 1, 2023

The Problem With the 'Abundance Agenda'

True abundance requires a minimal state and free markets.

Reason · Mar 3, 2023

Why chatbots are bound to spout bullshit

Some of what they say is true, but only as a byproduct of learning to seem believable

Financial Times · Feb 10, 2023

Twitter is strictly for the birds: never am I more disconnected than when plugged in

The battles so viciously fought in this digital gladiatorial arena have a nasty habit of spilling over into ‘real life’, says Moya Lothian-McLean, a journalist who writes about digital culture

The Guardian - UK · Apr 3, 2022

The week in audio: the best podcasts on the conflict in Ukraine

There’s no shortage of excellent analysis of the Ukraine crisis, but there’s nothing to match the contributions of people at the sharp end of it

The Guardian - UK · Mar 19, 2022