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Why the AI Revolution is Stuck in Traffic
It’s Not an IQ Contest Out There
Feb 18 • Marty Manley
The Central Dilemma of Industrial Policy: Jobs or Wages?
Wages. Always.
Feb 14 • Marty Manley
Why Murder Rates Skyrocketed in Costa Rica
American Demand for Cocaine is Threatening "Pura Vida"
Feb 9 • Marty Manley

January 2026

Can Congress Reassert Powers That It Spent Decades Forfeiting?
Congress, not the Supreme Court, is responsible for controlling autocratic presidents.
Jan 29
Wall Street Needs a TOFU Trade
TACO Fails to Capture the Long-Term Cost of Donald Trump
Jan 24 • Marty Manley
What Can We Learn From Trump’s Reversal on Greenland?
And What Do EU Discussions of a World Cup Boycott Tell Us?
Jan 22 • Marty Manley
When Does Manufacturing Matter?
Thinking harder about what we need to build.
Jan 20 • Marty Manley
Immigration Policy is Industrial Policy
Giving Up Our Talent Advantage Will Make America Poorer
Jan 13 • Marty Manley
Backlash Victories are Not Enough.
Success for Democrats depends on ruthless realism, not Republican failure.
Jan 11 • Marty Manley
Will Google Dominate Artificial Intelligence?
Or Will AI Kill the Best Business Ever?
Jan 8 • Marty Manley
The Dopamine Economy
Companies are Hacking Our Most Powerful Neurotranmitters
Jan 1 • Marty Manley

December 2025

Universities Created a Perfect Storm
...and have now sailed right into it.
Dec 17, 2025 • Marty Manley
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