‘Know-how firms can be extra benign in the event that they have been owned and ruled by their customers’
Hans Taparia and Bruce Buchanan on the Los Angeles Instances
A “public battle has damaged out among the many titans of Silicon Valley,” as Elon Musk and Peter Thiel again Donald Trump for president and Reid Hoffman backs Kamala Harris. However “we must always not make the error of pondering it is a battle over ideology or coverage,” say Hans Taparia and Bruce Buchanan. “It is a battle to maximise Silicon Valley’s income whatever the penalties for society.”
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‘The US authorities has a folks drawback’
William Cooper at Newsweek
Many branches of the U.S. authorities are “failing to draw one of the best and the brightest,” says William Cooper. Why the dearth of skillful public servants? “Incumbents keep in workplace too lengthy,” together with Joe Biden, Ruth Bader Ginsburg and Mitch McConnell. However the “strongest driving pressure” behind this drawback is “political polarization,” says Cooper. “From MAGA zealots on the correct, to hardcore extremists on the left, American authorities is overflowing with tribalism and rage.”
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‘As weed has grow to be simpler to acquire, it has grow to be tougher to smoke’
Malcolm Ferguson at The Atlantic
A “unusual factor has occurred on the trail to marijuana legalization,” says Malcolm Ferguson. “Customers throughout all ages and expertise ranges are noticing {that a} drug they as soon as turned to for enjoyable and leisure now triggers existential dread and paranoia.” In 2022, the federal authorities reported “common ranges” of THC had “greater than tripled in contrast with 25 years earlier.” And this nonetheless “might understate how robust weed has gotten.”
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‘Why does anybody maintain shopping for tickets to those issues?’
James Max on the Monetary Instances
“After 15 years of bitter feuding, Oasis is reforming for a tour of big stadium gigs,” says James Max — however he is not going to attend. “Stadium gigs are typically terrible,” says Max, as a result of they’re “arrange for sporting occasions” and the “acoustics are horrible.” Their rise is a “reflection of the altering economics of the music business. Bands used to tour so they may promote albums; now their songs are streamed for subsequent to nothing to allow them to construct sufficient curiosity for a giant tour.”
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