Why You Can’t Have a Shorter Workweek
A recap of the numerous, internally inconsistent arguments as to why workers can’t have a shorter workweek.
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It’s Not the Gig Economy, Stupid
Why the decline in labor unions has had a bigger impact on the fallen state of wage workers than the much ballyhooed gig economy.
Read more...Business Press Waking Up to Bank Legacy IT Risk
Reuters discusses the challenge of moving off legacy systems. While the piece is a long overdue, it still seems more than a tad optimistic.
Read more...What is Artificial Intelligence?
A useful overview of artificial intelligence.
Read more...The Clean Carbon Bad Joke
How viable are “cleaner” coal technologies? And can carbon sequestration save the day?
Read more...Gaius Publius: Crossing the U.S. Border with Electronic Devices
Ideas for how to protect yourself against border searches.
Read more...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.
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