21 2026 May
The Science Is In. AI Is Definitely Making You Dumber, If You Let It
This is a story that will surprise no one who reads my newsletter regularly, but what was surprising to me over the past few weeks...
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The Non-Obvious Book of the Week: China’s 90% Model by Dr. Ram Charan
The long-awaited US-China summit is finally happening after weeks of delay and so it’s a perfect time to bring this book up for you, which is an...
Read Now13 2026 May
Forget “No Kings,” Maybe We Need More MODERN Kings (and Queens)
History has recorded many bad Kings. Kings that have plunged countries into war, prioritized their own glory, unleashed colonialism into the world. In America, the No...
Read Now24 2026 March
The Non-Obvious Book of the Week: China’s 90% Model by Ram Charan
Despite the recent postponement of the highly anticipated US-China Summit, now is a perfect time to better understand the state of relations between these two superpowers and...
Read Now18 2026 March
The AI Startup That Raised $1B While Betting Against Generative AI
When a Turing Prize winner raises over a billion dollars to create a new model for the future of AI, people should be paying attention....
Read Now03 2026 March
The Non-Obvious Book of the Week: Another World Is Possible by Natasha Hakimi Zapata
What if you could study the best programs and ideas from around the world and offer an argument for how to replicate them elsewhere? That’s...
Read Now26 2026 February
What Countries Are Proudest of Their Culture and Lifestyle?
As I spent far too much time watching the Olympics this past week, over and over from the winner’s podium you would see patriotism on...
Read Now05 2026 February
How To Get Excited About the 2026 Winter Olympics
Anyone who knows me already knows that I’m a big fan of the Olympics. There’s nothing else in our modern world that aims higher to...
Read Now02 2026 February
Why We Should Stop Celebrating When Big Dreams Fail
The grand vision of Neom — the Saudi megacity that was going to change the future of how and where humans live– is officially a failure. The...
Read Now05 2025 November
Bill Gates Now Says We Are Fighting Climate Change Wrong …
Something unusual was amiss in the media this week: climate activists were hating on Bill Gates. It all started with Gates publishing a blog post...
Read Now23 2025 October
Why Every School Should Teach Vergangenheitsbewältigung
The Flakturm IV bunker building was too sturdy to destroy. The WWII era air raid shelter used thick concrete walls that made it impenetrable during...
Read Now14 2025 October
The Non-Obvious Book of the Week: A Kids Book About Diwali by Chhavi Arya Bhargava
It’s Diwali season and the holiday is getting continued attention from many groups outside the South Asian community, so I wanted to come back and...
Read Now18 2025 September
The Future of Agriculture Is Peak Farmland + Growing Reforestation
Today, about half of the world’s land is used for farming. In the future, it could be far less–even as food production increases. As technology...
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