State vs Tech

Hitting companies in the wallet only works if you're a big enough hitter.

Silicon Valley Is Vulnerable

Technology, when you break it down, is just so much physical material fashioned into chips and wires. The world outside of California plays a much bigger role in this than the microcosm inside of it.

Tech Leopards Have Tech Spots

Content moderation was always a bit of a bluff to appease regulators and a baying public. Mark Zuckerberg moved ahead of changing winds.

Migrants and AI

Both will be under the spotlight in 2025 and beyond.

Owning Things Matters

We increasingly work in soft economies - gig, knowledge, creator, attention - and we're learning how vulnerable they are.

Trump's Seating Matters

Fixing Left-Leaning Campaigns

The way we debate economics can only play into right-leaning messaging. The left should flip the script and campaign on improving population health.

The Upside Of Small Market Share

I'm seriously thinking of dumping my eReader in protest.

Rage Against The Tree

Lightning might never strike twice, but ignorance is a seasonal visitor.

New Year's Gloom

I have no idea what 2025 will bring, but I know it's been years in the making.

Online Life Is Fast

Even the biggest stories have short lives these days.

Prediction Is Hard

After a decade of professional data science work, the only "fairly" certain prediction I'll make is that clients will often be disappointed.