Commentary
Ideas and insights on pressing issues facing the business world.
By David S. BennahumMay 24, 2026
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Real EstateInside the ‘stealth wealth’ playbook: How Silicon Valley’s elite buy multimillion-dollar mansions without leaving a paper trail
By Sydney LakeMay 24, 2026
By Tristan BoveMay 24, 2026
AIAs AI wipes out white-collar jobs, one Alabama high school and Toyota are training students for roles that pay $40 an hour and can’t be automated
By Jake AngeloMay 24, 2026
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EuropeSecret Service shoot and kill suspect who fired at White House checkpoint; bystander was also struck but Trump was not affected
By Darlene Superville, Alanna Durkin Richer and The Associated PressMay 23, 2026
PoliticsUkrainian drone attack causes fire at Russian oil terminal used for exports as Kyiv expands long-range strike capabilities
By The Associated PressMay 23, 2026
By Magdalena Del Valle and BloombergMay 23, 2026
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CommentaryBiden voted for the Bayh-Dole Act 44 years ago–but the administration’s plans to reinterpret it could undermine decades of world-leading U.S. innovation
By Almesha L. CampbellJanuary 5, 2024
By Thomas KörmendiJanuary 5, 2024
By François Candelon, Michael G. Jacobides, Urs Rahne and Katie RoundJanuary 5, 2024
By Jeffrey Sonnenfeld and Steven TianJanuary 4, 2024
CommentaryThe anti-DEI movement has gone from fringe to mainstream. Here’s what that means for corporate America
By Joelle EmersonJanuary 4, 2024
CommentaryI advised the EU on its landmark AI Act. Here’s how it got preempted by the U.S. and U.K., why it almost got derailed by ChatGPT, and how it will shape regulation in 2024
By David HaberJanuary 3, 2024
CommentaryThe myth that remote work stifles innovation and creativity is gaining ground–but the same evidence shows that it was only true in the pre-2010s workplace
By Gleb TsipurskyJanuary 3, 2024
CommentaryIn the age of unchecked billionaires and corporate bad behavior, everyday people have a million reasons to say something if they see something
By Gordon Schnell and Amber ScorahJanuary 2, 2024
CommentaryMacroeconomic uncertainties will not halt progress on the energy transition in 2024 and beyond. Here’s why
By Ignacio GalánJanuary 2, 2024
CommentaryMillennials could soon see their parents become their biggest expense–and American families are woefully unprepared
By Sarita A. MohantyDecember 30, 2023
By Rupal HollenbeckDecember 29, 2023
By Allyson KapinDecember 28, 2023
CommentaryHow a former IRS boss optimizes his charitable trust to support his alma mater–and give assets to his children tax-free
By Jonathon MorrisonDecember 27, 2023
CommentaryShe closed a $400 million fund the week Lehman crashed. Here’s what Canvas Ventures cofounder Rebecca Lynn predicts for the year ahead
By Rebecca LynnDecember 27, 2023
CommentaryThe green revolution runs on chips–but there is no good way to make the fragile semiconductors ecosystem sustainable in the short term
By Rakesh KumarDecember 26, 2023
CommentaryMerriam-Webster’s word of the year 2023 is ‘authentic.’ Here’s how corporate America hacked the consumer cult of authenticity
By Michael SerazioDecember 25, 2023
CommentaryFormer NFL player Carl Nassib: ‘Gen Z college players are living the dream–but they could become cautionary tales if they don’t educate themselves about personal finance’
By Carl NassibDecember 22, 2023
CommentaryToday’s nostalgia craze isn’t about the past. For Americans of all generations, it’s about a brighter future
By Clay RoutledgeDecember 22, 2023
CommentaryThere’s a ‘Great Economic Mismatch’ between experts and everyday Americans–but a 2024 soft landing could be about to bridge it
By Sanjay DattaDecember 21, 2023
By Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Tymofiy Mylovanov, Nataliia Shapoval and Steven TianDecember 20, 2023
CommentaryThe U.S. dairy industry wants to tackle climate change–but not at the expense of feeding the world
By Krysta HardenDecember 20, 2023
CommentaryA quiet cybersecurity revolution is touching every corner of the economy as U.S., allies ‘pull all the levers’ to face new threats
By Eric NoonanDecember 20, 2023
By David SchwedDecember 19, 2023
CommentaryWeWork’s co-working model was supposed to fix traditional commercial real estate–but both the new idea and the centuries-old industry are failing
By Christelle RohautDecember 19, 2023
CommentaryAmericans are losing faith in the news media–but there is ample empirical proof that a free press is the secret to U.S. economic success
By J.J. ColaoDecember 19, 2023
By Arindam Bhattacharya and Hans-Paul BuerknerDecember 19, 2023
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