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Prince Andrew Arrested, Epstein Mythology, Reid Hoffman Files with Saagar Enjeti & Michael Tracey

(0:00) David Sacks introduces Saagar Enjeti and Michael Tracey (1:04) Reacting to the arrest of Prince Andrew in the UK, Epstein's global finance network (11:24) Who was Jeffrey Epstein, and what is this story really about? (34:10) Michael Tracey explains "Epstein Mythology" (1:14:23) Kevin Bass joins to discuss Reid Hoffman's history with Epstein (1:32:52) Michael Tracey responds to criticism Follow Saagar: https://x.com/esaagar Follow Michael: https://x.com/mtracey Follow Kevin: https://x.c...

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Gavin Newsom’s Vogue Politics

When Ronald Reagan was elected president in 1980, I was living in England and briefly became an object of ridicule among my English acquaintances for sporting my Reagan button. The post Gavin Newsom’s Vogue Politics appeared first on First Things

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Geopolitics

The Politics of Empty Chairs

The Politics of Empty Chairs There is a way to read foreign policy that does not run through solemn speeches or spectacular crises, but through the spaces that are left empty. In recent weeks, the United States has announced its withdrawal from an impressive number of international bodies: technical forums, UN agencies, scientific platforms, cooperation programs. Taken one by one, many of these announcements mean little to the public. Considered together, however, they tell a coherent story—a...

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Economy

“You see tech and AI everywhere but in the productivity statistics”

How many times have I heard versions of that claim? Erik Brynjolfsson picks up the telephone in the FT: While initial reports suggested a year of steady labour expansion in the US, the new figures reveal that total payroll growth was revised downward by approximately 403,000 jobs. Crucially, this downward revision occurred while real GDP […] The post “You see tech and AI everywhere but in the productivity statistics” appeared first on Marginal REVOLUTION. Comments“Yes, recent increased produc...

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Healthcare

The scientist using AI to hunt for antibiotics just about everywhere

When he was just a teenager trying to decide what to do with his life, César de la Fuente compiled a list of the world’s biggest problems. He ranked them inversely by how much money governments were spending to solve them. Antimicrobial resistance topped the list. Twenty years on, the problem has not gone away.…

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