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Scott D. Anthony is a clinical professor of strategy at the Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth
Commentary

I left consulting to begin teaching at Dartmouth right before the release of ChatGPT. Disruption is always messy—and there’s always a twist

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November 29, 2025
David McWilliams
Economy

One of the world’s most popular economists on why AI is ‘undoubtedly going to crash’: It’s built off ‘digital lettuce’—and the U.S. will be just fine anyway

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November 20, 2025
The remains of an ancient canoe sitting on the bottom of Lake Mendota, in Madison, Wis., pictured in June.
North America

Wisconsin archaeologists unearth a prehistoric lake ‘parking lot’ by mapping the location of 16 ancient canoes

By Todd Richmond and The Associated Press
November 19, 2025
Wizard of Oz
Banking

The yellow brick road from ‘The Wizard of Oz’ is a gold allegory with a deeper message that’s been overlooked for years

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November 16, 2025
Ely Parker
Law

The lawyer who literally wrote the legal terms for the end of the Civil War is finally a member of the New York State Bar, 130 years after his death

By Carolyn Thompson and The Associated Press
November 15, 2025
Is American history reminding you of dark, tumultuous periods from the past? Consider the Gilded Age of the late 19th century
Politics

Is American history reminding you of dark, tumultuous periods from the past? Consider the Gilded Age of the late 19th century

By Robert A. Strong and The Conversation
November 10, 2025
NYSE broker
Finance

Top economist says it’s ‘panic season’ in markets and it’s your fault for taking summer vacation. Blame the ‘harvest time’ mentality

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August 10, 2025
Close up of a letter
Leadership

Original Thomas Jefferson letter will hit the auction block on July 4

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June 25, 2025
Car safety tests are still using the same 47-year-old crash test dummy modeled after a 5-foot-9 man, even though women are more likely to be injured
Tech

Car safety tests are still using the same 47-year-old crash test dummy modeled after a 5-foot-9 man, even though women are more likely to be injured

By Jeff McMurray and The Associated Press
June 23, 2025
A man putting a bitcoin into another man's hand in exchange for a pizza pie
Finance

15 years ago, a software developer paid for two pizzas with 10,000 bitcoin. Those pies would be worth $1.1 billion today

By Alan Suderman and The Associated Press
May 22, 2025
Trump’s plan to reopen the infamously inescapable Alcatraz prison contains fatal flaws
Politics

Trump’s plan to reopen the infamously inescapable Alcatraz prison contains fatal flaws

By Jill Colvin, Michael R. Sisak and The Associated Press
May 5, 2025
What’s inside the 10,000 pages of records Trump released on Robert F. Kennedy’s 1968 assassination
Politics

What’s inside the 10,000 pages of records Trump released on Robert F. Kennedy’s 1968 assassination

By Josh Funk and The Associated Press
April 18, 2025
Can Trump legally run for a third term? The history behind George Washington’s precedent
Politics

Can Trump legally run for a third term? The history behind George Washington’s precedent

By The Associated Press and Bill Barrow
April 1, 2025
Newly released JFK assassination records show details of covert CIA operations in Cuba but ‘nothing points to a second gunman’
Politics

Newly released JFK assassination records show details of covert CIA operations in Cuba but ‘nothing points to a second gunman’

By John Hanna, Jamie Stengle and The Associated Press
March 20, 2025
Trump administration release of JFK assassination records did not include two-thirds of the promised files, event expert says
Politics

Trump administration release of JFK assassination records did not include two-thirds of the promised files, event expert says

By Jamie Stengle and The Associated Press
March 19, 2025

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