Gaius Publius: Crossing the U.S. Border with Electronic Devices
Ideas for how to protect yourself against border searches.
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Immigrants and Innovation in US History
Economists have been trying to measure the impact immigrants have on economic activity, such as innovation.
Read more...Competition From China Reduced Innovation in the US
Reduced innovation is another reason to question using China as America’s outsourced manufacturer.
Read more...Is Trump Going to Punt on H-1B Visa Reform?
The lack of updates from the Trump Administration about H-1B reform suggests it will miss a key window of opportunity.
Read more...Will Amazon Destroy More US Jobs Than China?
Why Amazon will destroy a lot more jobs.
Read more...Uber President Resigns Unexpectedly, Citing Problems With “Beliefs and Approach to Management”
Yet more news of internal discord at Uber.
Read more...Reader Query: Do You Feel Facebook Ads Target You Accurately?
Facebook advertising metrics and you!
Read more...How Common Ownership is One Route to Social Transformation
Can changes in ownership rules tame the bad features of capitalism?
Read more...Here Come the Robots: Your Job Is at Risk
How robots threaten jobs in emerging economies.
Read more...Taxing Robots?
Contra Bill Gates, economists are not keen about taxing robots.
Read more...Can Uber Ever Deliver? Part Nine: The 1990s Koch Funded Propaganda Program That is Uber’s True Origin Story
The perception that Uber is a competitive success comes from a recycled propaganda campaign.
Read more...Gaius Publius: Explosive WikiLeaks Release Exposes Massive, Aggressive CIA Cyber Spying, Hacking Capability
A look at some implications of the Wikileaks Vault 7 release of CIA documents.
Read more...After Failed UK IPO, Bank Software “Dog” Misys May Be Coming to the US!
Misys’s private equity owner Vista is trying for an overpriced exit. As the saying goes, “Little pigs get fed, big pigs get slaughtered.
Read more...Cambridge Analytica: BINGO!
Our Marina Bart was alone in debunking the supposedly miraculously propaganda powers of Cambridge Analytica, which the Guardian just trashed.
Read more...Apprenticeship and the Rise of Europe
How the apprenticeship system developed and gave Europe an edge.
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