AI startups have an unexpected business partner: the tiny Caribbean island polity of Anguilla. In 1980, Anguilla, a territory of the United Kingdom, was awarded the .ai domain name by the Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA). This fairly arbitr...
Ireland is your favorite multinational corporation’s favorite country. Why? Over the last 25 years, the country has molded itself into a leading corporate tax haven, shielding businesses with subsidiaries in Ireland from worldwide taxation. Drawing...
The convenience of a cashless transaction is hard to resist. It promises the ease of paying for a coffee with the tap of your phone, of not having to remember to bring your wallet everywhere or go through the humbling process of testing your basic ar...
Cesar Chavez, a United Farm Workers (UFW) leader, began his hunger strike on February 15, 1968, and went on to go for a total of 25 days without eating any food. During an era of low labor force participation and moderate unemployment, Chavez and tho...
Cesar Chavez, a United Farm Workers (UFW) leader, began his hunger strike on February 15, 1968, and went on to go for a total of 25 days without eating any food. During an era of low labor force participation and moderate unemployment, Chavez and tho...
In the course of their internal negotiations over their planned reconciliation bill, congressional Democrats have debated several potential policy changes, including an extension of the expanded child tax credit, negotiating drug prices for Medicare,...
In the course of their internal negotiations over their planned reconciliation bill, congressional Democrats have debated several potential policy changes, including an extension of the expanded child tax credit, negotiating drug prices for Medicare,...
The core mission of venture capital (VC) is to fund incredible ideas, so that those ideas may one day become realities. In many ways venture capitalists (VCs) are the most benevolent agents of the financial system: They are the ones who most directly...
The core mission of venture capital (VC) is to fund incredible ideas, so that those ideas may one day become realities. In many ways venture capitalists (VCs) are the most benevolent agents of the financial system: They are the ones who most directly...
In 1989, UK Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher spoke to the UN General Assembly on a topic that, while seemingly pedantic at the time, was of grave concern to her and scientists around the world. “Change in the future is likely to be more fundamental...
In 1989, UK Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher spoke to the UN General Assembly on a topic that, while seemingly pedantic at the time, was of grave concern to her and scientists around the world. “Change in the future is likely to be more fundamental...
When President Joe Biden took office in 2021, he immediately sought to undo much of his predecessor’s agenda. Indeed, President Biden’s victory over former President Trump can be largely attributed to a deep desire among many Americans to sto...
When President Joe Biden took office in 2021, he immediately sought to undo much of his predecessor’s agenda. Indeed, President Biden’s victory over former President Trump can be largely attributed to a deep desire among many Americans to sto...
In this year of crises, the plight of the Ever Given was, without doubt, the most absurd. While attempting to cross the Suez Canal during high winds, the massive container ship was forced to travel at an unsafe speed and subsequently run aground. Nat...
In this year of crises, the plight of the Ever Given was, without doubt, the most absurd. While attempting to cross the Suez Canal during high winds, the massive container ship was forced to travel at an unsafe speed and subsequently run aground. Nat...
There’s a certain unfortunate cynicism to calling economic progressives and Presidents Joe Biden and Barack Obama “socialists.” Fiscal conservatives have lodged this accusation against Democrats for decades. This line was recently used by Danie...
There’s a certain unfortunate cynicism to calling economic progressives and Presidents Joe Biden and Barack Obama “socialists.” Fiscal conservatives have lodged this accusation against Democrats for decades. This line was recently used by Danie...
When it comes to fiscal policy, pundits love to talk about price tags. Whether discussing President Biden’s proposed “$3.5 trillion” reconciliation bill, or the “$1.9 trillion” American Rescue Plan, right-leaning political commentators, jou...
When it comes to fiscal policy, pundits love to talk about price tags. Whether discussing President Biden’s proposed “$3.5 trillion” reconciliation bill, or the “$1.9 trillion” American Rescue Plan, right-leaning political commentators, jou...
In March 2020, Congress overwhelmingly passed the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act in an attempt to address the recession induced by the Covid-19 crisis. While several aspects of the CARES Act, such as stimulus checks, have ...
In March 2020, Congress overwhelmingly passed the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act in an attempt to address the recession induced by the Covid-19 crisis. While several aspects of the CARES Act, such as stimulus checks, have ...
The American economy is unique for many reasons – most notably, its failure to regulate education and healthcare. In both sectors, this has led to per capita spending that is far too high, and results that are significantly lower than those of our ...
The American economy is unique for many reasons – most notably, its failure to regulate education and healthcare. In both sectors, this has led to per capita spending that is far too high, and results that are significantly lower than those of our ...
A capitalist society gives up a lot in return for efficiency and cheap rates. In the food industry, the corporations that are able to produce and distribute quickly are often able to do so at a cheaper cost due to their ability to scale, but they sac...
A capitalist society gives up a lot in return for efficiency and cheap rates. In the food industry, the corporations that are able to produce and distribute quickly are often able to do so at a cheaper cost due to their ability to scale, but they sac...
The Covid-19 pandemic sent unemployment rates soaring around the world in early 2020, with rates in the United States hitting highs since data started to be collected in 1948. And while the entire world suffered, not everyone suffered proportionately...
The Covid-19 pandemic sent unemployment rates soaring around the world in early 2020, with rates in the United States hitting highs since data started to be collected in 1948. And while the entire world suffered, not everyone suffered proportionately...