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The Modern Journalist’s Field Manual
A practitioner’s guide to shaping, framing, and deploying the news
Apr 16
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The Hall of Mirrors: What the Coverage Cannot Stop
Why Iran Will Not Rationally Negotiate.
Apr 15
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Will Frontier AI Become a Commodity—or an Oligopoly?
A central question for investors today is how to value frontier AI companies.
Apr 12
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Iran’s Economy: Conservatorship or Destruction — They Can Decide
Previous pieces in this series:
Apr 10
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Iran: Ceasefire or Pause of Mutual Convenience?
The two-week ceasefire between the United States and Iran, announced April 7, 2026, was sold as a diplomatic breakthrough.
Apr 9
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What Is Anthropic Worth?
So you want to profit from the AI revolution?
Apr 8
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What Is OpenAI Worth?
So you want to profit from the AI revolution?
Apr 7
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They Don’t Know Why Hegseth Fired Anyone — But They’ll Tell You Anyway
Mainstream Media’s Sour Grapes Against Fox News
Apr 5
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What Ever Happened to Baby Crypto?
I’ve written about crypto before — whether it qualifies as currency (it doesn’t) and what it means that Wall Street wanted it in your 401(k) (nothing…
Apr 4
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The Iran War: Why Now?
This is another in my series on the Iran war.
Apr 3
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What the AI Bubble Popping Is Likely to Look Like
This piece is a follow-on to What Dot-Com Bubble?
Apr 1
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March 2026
Congress, It’s Time to Stop Big AI From Writing Its Own Rules
The Rule No One Voted For
Mar 31
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