A Serious Look at Interest Rates

A Serious Look at Interest Rates

These tweets caught my eye: I suspect that it would be possible to create some sort of argument that the AI boom is hurting the job market, but at the risk of being unserious I don’t find this one to be particularly persuasive.  Suppose I made the following argument: Interest rates would be lower if…

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Opinion: Digital Detoxes Have Become the Ultimate Status Symbol in a Hyperconnected Age

Opinion: Digital Detoxes Have Become the Ultimate Status Symbol in a Hyperconnected Age

In today’s hyperconnected digital age, the option to “opt out” has become an indicator of privilege. To deliberately disconnect — whether as a celebrity, consumer or brand — is to signal a level of financial and emotional freedom that no longer seeks validation through visibility, but rather finds value in curated absence and controlled access….

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Coffee Break: Armed Madhouse – The Vanishing Foot Soldier

Coffee Break: Armed Madhouse – The Vanishing Foot Soldier

Armored knights vanished when gunpowder weapons made them ineffective, and cavalry vanished when motorized transport and tanks arrived on the battlefield. I believe infantry will likely be the next category of warriors to disappear. History shows that survival, cost-effectiveness, and competitive advantage dictate military force composition—not tradition. The lessons are clear: when a combat role…

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