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Late stage capitalism is weird capitalism: A planned economy run by Blackrock, Vanguard and State Street.
Hey look at this: Delights to delectate.
This day in history: 2002, 2007, 2017, 2021
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The role of prose quality in scholarship: Better-edited papers fare better in peer-reviewed journals.
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This day in history: 2012, 2017, 2021
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Fight inflation with a windfall profits tax: Step one: tar. Step two: ???
Russian "ESG" investments were always about financing invasions and murder: Enjoy your rouble-denominated coupons, assholes.
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This day in history: 2007, 2012, 2017, 2021
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Surprise billing's death-spiral may suck in untold patients: The best time to kill Envision Healthcare was before it started (the second best time is now).
Podcasting "Vertically Challenged": We need to investigate the companies Big Tech DOESN'T buy.
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This day in history: 2002, 2007, 2012, 2017
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The Byzantine Premium

On the contradiction at the heart of Bitcoin advocacy

Jakub-gdPL and Famartin/CC BA-SA 4.0; Delwar Hossain, BD/CC BY 4.0; Jernej Furman/CC BY 2.0 — (modified)

When you write critically about blockchain, Bitcoin, speculation, NFTs and DeFi, you get an earful back. Advocates for these things are…well, aggressive is a polite term for how many believers respond to critiques of their financial/philosophical/political/technological project.

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Pluralistic: 12 Mar 2022

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A systemic (not individual) approach to content moderation: All the good stuff happens BEFORE the moderator gets involved.
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This day in history: 2012
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Pluralistic: 11 Mar 2022

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The SEC must not legitimize fake "carbon offsets": Net zero is not zero.
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This day in history: 2002, 2007, 2012, 2017
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Pluralistic: 09 Mar 2022

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The cruelty isn't the point: The point is power.
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This day in history: 2002, 2012, 2017.
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Pluralistic: 08 Mar 2022

Today's links

How and why to break up Big Tech: My new Locus column, "Vertically Challenged."
The Dawn of Everything: An essential reminder that we are in charge of our own destiny.
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This day in history: 2007, 2012, 2017
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Pluralistic: 07 Mar 2022

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Podcasting "All (Broadband) Politics Are Local": A chance for individuals to make a difference.
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This day in history: 2002, 2007, 2012, 2017
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