Does Jeff Bezos Pay Enough Tax?
As a columnist for The Washington Post, Megan McArdle works for the Post’s owner, a man named Jeff Bezos. Over...
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Tech Giants and the National Security State
The United States proudly believes in its uniqueness as the one nation in this corrupt world that remains dedicated to...
The Importance of Whistleblowers in a Democracy
This week, ProPublica published a long, detailed article that blew the roof off two burning and intimately related questions currently...
Does “Solidarity” Have Any Meaning?
Recent events across the globe have confirmed that the two institutions most people think of as the pillars of our...
The Champion in the Art of Tax Avoidance Can Now be Crowned
On June 3, The Guardian revealed that a company valued at over $1 trillion banked its profits without sacrificing a...
The Fintech Industry’s Problem With Race
It’s been a turbulent year for the fintech industry. The pandemic had its effect on the sector, just as it...
Corruption Is an Unnecessary Evil
Since the United Nations Convention Against Corruption was adopted in October 2003, International Anti-Corruption Day is observed annually on December 9. In the context...
Bill Gates, a Danger to Humanity?
Bill Gates had his first extended moment in history at the end of the 20th century. He regularly appeared as...
Examining Cade Metz’s “Genius Makers”
Since people invented writing, communications technology has become steadily more high-bandwidth, pervasive and persuasive, taking a commensurate toll on human...
YouTube Cares About Your Sanity
Everyone has a personal relationship with YouTube. That’s just the way YouTube works. It is literally the platform that gives...
