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The left-populist Democrat says ‘the political establishment’ won’t let him win. The post Platner’s Fatal Dependence on Party Elites appeared first on The American Conservative
The president has declined to renew the United States’ largest free-trade agreement. The post Trump Turns Down USMCA Renewal appeared first on The American Conservative
More nations seek nuclear protection outside the U.S.-led order. The post Wars in Ukraine, Iran Undermine Nuclear Security appeared first on The American Conservative
Israel will hold national elections on October 27, the last date allowed by law, its parliament said on Sunday, with the vote widely seen as a referendum on Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's leadership since the Gaza war erupted. "Since the current Knesset is expected to serve its full term and the next general election is already set by law for October 27, with no intention of shortening the legislature's tenure, there is no need to enact a Knesset Dissolution Law in the usual sense," parliament said in a statement
By Khalil Ashawi DAMASCUS, July 12 (Reuters) - Syria's new parliament convened for the first time on Sunday, 19 months after rebels led by President Ahmed al-Sharaa toppled Bashar al-Assad, a milestone in the country's political transition despite the chamber's current limited powers. Sharaa, in a speech at parliament in Damascus, told lawmakers to "make this council a model of responsibility and competence" and described it as "a platform for truth and justice"
Apple is suing AI for stealing trade secrets; there is one guilty employee, but this mostly feels like lashing out
I had long wondered about this: Performance metrics can misalign individual and organizational incentives. We study a clean case: an NBA player holding the ball as a quarter expires must choose between a low-probability “heave” that can only help his team and protecting his shooting statistics. We model this decision as a metric-driven principal-agent problem […] The post Incentives matter, installment #1637 appeared first on Marginal REVOLUTION. Related StoriesPersistent Inequality in Publis...
Religious life, I think one thing we’ll see, and this is, again, pretty soon, it won’t be hard to create your own religion. I’m not sure many people will do this. I don’t think most people will. But they’ll be like accretions to the religions we have now. And I think with Fable 5, you […] The post Creating your own religion in an AI-drenched world appeared first on Marginal REVOLUTION. CommentsAI created religions . by Joel“ Today, not only in peasant homes but also in city . by K.In reply to...
This paper documents new facts about concentration in publishing in economics. First, the profession grows downward . The number of economists grew almost sixfold since 1990, but new entrants publish in lower-tier journals while incumbents hold the top. Second, there is high and persistent concentration at the top. Along with the downward growth, the top-1% […] The post Persistent Inequality in Publishing in Economics appeared first on Marginal REVOLUTION. CommentsIn reply to Dismalist. OK, b...