Entrepreneur seeking the good life
Farhad Manjoo has a thought-provoking piece on tech companies staying private. This is a dynamic that Benedict Anderson recently highlighted in an Andreessen Horowitz presentation on the state of U.S. Venture Capital / Tech Funding that deservedly generated a lot of buzz (see: US Tech Funding). Both are worth reading if you’re into these sorts …
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In the space of 10 minutes this morning, while trying to get out the door for our child’s first pediatrician appointment: Baby decided he was hungry again so had to nurse Baby blew out his diaper Baby peed all over himself whilst being changed Dog barfed on floor All on a couple hours’ sleep. Light …
In late 2005, I would arrive at the office early and catch up on the latest news of sectarian violence in Iraq. It made for gruesome reading—bodies discovered in vacant houses, tied to chairs with clear evidence of torture. A favorite tool seemed to be power drills, which were used on knees, ankles, heads. There …
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‘Intelligence differs from one man to the next, And yet each is happy with his own insight— Each thinks himself much brighter than the rest, Each values and praises himself to the height. All think their own understanding the best— Forever lauding their superior intellect, Forever denigrating all the rest. ‘Men who make common cause …
The American boy of 1854 stood nearer the year 1 than to the year 1900. The education he had received bore little relation to the education he needed. Speaking as an American of 1900, he had as yet no education at all. He knew not even where or how to begin.1 If science were to …
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Sometime within the next three months I shall become a father. So begins the last big adventure, a maelstrom of unequal parts agency and cupidity. On the one hand lies the opportunity to help mold a decent human being, showering him1 with love, and equipping him with the values, traits, tenacity and moral fiber required to …
On the tension among “universal” values, world order, and U.S. power
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In a Chickenhawk nation, policy still matters (featuring a case study on Somalia)
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Following the smashing success1 of last year’s post on my favorite books from 2013, I thought I’d aim for a repeat and perhaps inspire some gift ideas for the holidays. Here are 11 standouts that I remember from this year.
Why Quantitative Easing increased inequality, and we knew it would ex ante
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