Apr
19
How One Billionaire Makes Decisions
Innovation has one key thing in common with investing: the winners make smart, non-consensus bets.
2 min read
Global
Economics, Politics, Technology, War & Peace
Apr
10
The Myth Of Better Chances
I've met thousands of people who claim they want to be entrepreneurs. Very few ever do it.
1 min read
Apr
09
Nukes Over Brooklyn
On June 15, 1955, NYC shut down
1 min read
Apr
09
China's Bank Shot In Israel
From Huawei to Tel Aviv, China is a master at the bank shot.
1 min read
Apr
09
Won't You Be My Neighbor?
Won't you be my neighbor? What a beautiful, elegant question.
1 min read
Apr
09
A Great Book on Diplomacy
He didn't have to deal with intercontinental missiles, nuclear weapons, and proliferating cyber threats.
1 min read
Apr
03
Stop Bullshitting Me, Mark
Always been unintentionally naive, but now deliberatively full of shit.
2 min read
Apr
03
Breaking Down the 5G Threat
In the world of social media expertise, we demand certainty—almost always false certainty—and punish nuance.
2 min read
Apr
03
The Security-Prosperity Reckoning
If it ever existed in the minds of the layperson, the white space between national security and economic prosperity is gone.
2 min read
Mar
18
How MIT Helped Win World War II
In January 1942, German U-boats were so close to the American coast that Nazi commanders could see the lights from New York City’s mighty skyscrapers.
1 min read