I list blog entries I find to be very well written, thoughtful, and presenting an interesting argument. Some I agree with fully, some I agree on some points, and some I disagree with. But all are well worth the time.
After all, we learn a lot by reading well reasoned articles that challenge our own beliefs. Here’s hoping the below challenges some of your beliefs.
The former president and the new Twitter boss are role models for voters whose concerns are not about democracy, justice, or the cost of milk, but their own bitterness.
The Data Have Spoken: Abortion Was a Decisive Issue in the 2022 Midterms
On Tuesday, four and a half months after Dobbs, Republican candidates did surprisingly poorly in the midterms. The GOP lost crucial governorships, failed to capture the Senate, and—against the norm for parties out of power—made hardly any gains in the House.
Are these two events related? Did Dobbs torpedo the GOP?
It certainly did. Here’s the evidence from voter surveys and the election results.
Big Tech’s Layoffs Will Fuel the Industry's Future
But those companies may find they have fearsome new competition. Where do you think the people who lost jobs in 2022 are going to find work? Every Big Tech company seems to be either laying people off or refraining from hiring new ones. The obvious opportunity is joining a startup. If you have a great idea about how to take advantage of the ever-upward arrow of tech progress, there’s never been a better opportunity to snag talented people to help you build your dream.
Politicians probably don’t need your money
Politicians don’t need to win the money race — they just need “enough”
One of Robin’s key concepts is “enough.” When people understand their goals and values, they will find out how to spend “enough” to meet them — and any spending beyond that is a waste.
“At a start-up these autocratic skills are an asset,” Wadhwa said. “You have to take a trusted team into the face of death when the odds of success are very low.”
But those personality traits can be deadly later in a company’s evolution. Managing an established company requires “a completely different skill set. Maturity, calm, listening, building consensus,” Wadhwa said. “That’s Elon’s problem right now. He assumes the skills from Tesla would carry over into Twitter. They do not. He’s getting completely outside of his domain. This is going to be his Waterloo.”