
The World Bank Used To Champion Markets. Now It's Surrendering to State-Led Industrialization.
The World Bank recently published a 276-page report supporting the idea that industrial policy belongs "in the national policy toolkit…
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The World Bank recently published a 276-page report supporting the idea that industrial policy belongs "in the national policy toolkit…
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Two people you should never trust: a preacher telling you how to vote, and a politician telling you how to pray!
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Hi, how’s everyone doing? We hope your 2026 is off to a great start. It’s already been an incredibly busy year for the Worn & Wound team and the watch industry as a whole. Between new releases on the blog, hosting the Dallas Windup Watch Fair, and all the new…
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Mass deportations, smash and grab wars, attacks on domestic civil rights, the hijacking of the economy. Professor Nikhil Pal Singh asks: What if President Donald Trump’s ramping up of militarism at home and abroad is part of a bigger strategy? *** Thank you …
Read storyPam Bondi has been dismissed as Attorney General by President Trump, who cited her work and a much needed and important new job. Despite Trump's public praise, sources indicate frustration over her handling of certain cases. Bondi's longtime partner, priva…
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A recent paper by the Bitcoin Policy Institute on Taiwan opens with a familiar argument that the country's reserves are overconcentrated in dollars. Gold underperforms its potential, and Bitcoin could complement both. Readers who stop there miss the more cons…
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Following Elon Musk’s visit to Brazil in 2022, his name became even more prominent in the national public debate. At the time, the main focus of the meeting with Brazilian authorities was to discuss connectivity in the Amazon and possible forms of environment…
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With Pete Hegseth leading the Department of Defense, the line separating church and state is increasingly blurred.
Read storyFIFA partnership brings prediction markets to billions of football fans as ADI Chain's first consumer-facing application debuts on the world's biggest sporting stage. FIFA partnership brings prediction markets to billions of football fans as ADI Chain's first…
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