The Case for Patient Capital in an Age of Quarterly Panic
Markets reward speed, but the biggest returns still go to those willing to wait.
Why 'Higher for Longer' Is a Trap for Policymakers🔒 Subscriber
Keeping rates elevated to prove resolve risks the very instability it claims to prevent. (Subscriber exclusive.)
The Myth of the Self-Made Billionaire
The 'self-made' billionaire is one of our most cherished narratives — and one of our least honest.
Why Democracy Keeps Producing Bad Economic Policy🔒 Subscriber
Democratic incentives and sound long-term economics are structurally at odds — and pretending otherwise helps no one. (Subscriber exclusive.)
The Case Against Remote Work (From Someone Who Loves It)
I work from home and I love it. But honesty compels me to admit that the case for remote work is weaker than its advocates — myself included — like to pretend.
Stop Calling Everything a 'Platform'
A word that once had a specific technical and economic meaning has been laundered into a content-free corporate mantra. The damage is real.
The Case for Letting Companies Fail
The instinct to rescue struggling businesses is understandable, economically costly, and usually wrong.
The Meritocracy Was Always a Story We Told Ourselves🔒 Subscriber
The promise that talent and effort determine outcomes was never true. Admitting it is the first step toward something better. (Subscriber exclusive.)
The Internet Grew Up. We Didn't Notice.
The era of the wild, creative, chaotic internet is over. What replaced it is useful, efficient, and profoundly boring.
In Defence of Knowing What You're Talking About
The backlash against expertise has gone too far. Experts are not always right, but the alternative to expertise is not democracy — it is chaos.