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The Second Great Realignment
In 1950, America’s leading political scientists published a seminal report called “Toward a More Responsible Two-Party System.” They argued that…
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Oligarchic Brain Rot
Meet the hot new argument for antitrust and high marginal tax rates
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Perception, reality, and the fundamental scaling problem of teams and companies
Scaling an organization is hard.
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Management is policy implementation
Many senior managers think they are in the business of making decisions.
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We are all public company CEOs
One prominent critique of public markets is that they incentivize short-run thinking at the expense of long-run thinking. Since public company…
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A/B testing can be a part of your product development process — but only a part
A/B testing is a remarkable tool.
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The Apex Predator of Mid TV
We live in the era of mid TV, which is defined by an overwhelming abundance of competently crafted but fundamentally unambitious television.
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In a healthy company culture, status should accrue to problem-solvers
Status and Culture by W.
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Asset valuation in the age of inequality
Elon Musk bought Twitter recently.
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The "I've Got Mine" Economy and the perils of remote work
I should get this out of the way: I love working remotely.
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The horseshoe theory of organizational decision-making
And what data teams can do about it
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Self-serve analytics and other corporate accountability sinks
One of my scorching-hot takes about corporate life is that executives and managers should strive to see reality clearly. While this seems…
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