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By Roland BetancourtApril 28, 2026

CommentaryThe Declaration of Independence was America’s first founding bet. Business leaders must build on it
By Keith KrachApril 26, 2026

PoliticsAmerica learned how to guard ships going through the mined Strait of Hormuz in the 1980s during the ‘Tanker War’
By Jon Gambrell and The Associated PressApril 24, 2026

Startups & VentureThe internet isn’t just like real life, a top VC says—it is real life. For a16z, that’s not a philosophy, it’s an investment
By Nick LichtenbergApril 22, 2026

By Thomas Robertson and The ConversationFebruary 17, 2026

Arts & EntertainmentVictorian-era ‘vinegar valentines’ show that trolling existed long before social media or the internet
By Melissa Chan and The ConversationFebruary 14, 2026

Investing‘We’re not in a bubble yet’ because only 3 out of 4 conditions are met, top economist says. Cue the OpenAI IPO
By Nick LichtenbergFebruary 1, 2026

PoliticsTrump’s erratic, chaotic shifts in strategy follow a long tradition. Here’s what to know about the ‘Madman Theory’ of politics
By Andrew Latham and The ConversationJanuary 26, 2026

PoliticsPhiladelphia sues Trump administration for removing evidence of slavery from George Washington’s house
By Tassanee Vejpongsa, Graham Lee Brewer and The Associated PressJanuary 23, 2026

By Steven Lamy and The ConversationJanuary 22, 2026

EuropeChristmas 500 years ago was a drunken 6-week feast that may have been considerably better than the modern holiday, medieval historian says
By Bobbi Sutherland and The ConversationDecember 25, 2025

CommentaryI left consulting to begin teaching at Dartmouth right before the release of ChatGPT. Disruption is always messy—and there’s always a twist
By Scott D. AnthonyNovember 29, 2025
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