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A History of Helplessness
I hope you'll forgive me for drawing your sympathy to one dead soldier. I know there are many others who deserve it.
Bibi's Blindness
Bibis Blindness0:00/378.9583751× What a disaster. After 30 years of Benjamin Netanyahu, Israelis and Jews across the world are in more danger than they've been in 75 years. The self-proclaimed "Protector of Israel" steered the country to a point of great peril. How did
A Venture Approach to Peace
The situation in the Middle East seems hopeless. Leaders on both sides are unable to envision or bring about a peaceful end to the conflict. Even in the best-case scenario, it would take years to establish the necessary trust and institutions. So we can't waste time. And we
It's Time for a Palestinian Marshall Plan
A brutal moment of clarity presents a new path toward justice and peace.
Inequality and Abundance
We cannot eliminate inequality, but we can make it irrelevant.
The AI Boom-Bust
Is the AI boom good or bad for cities and offices? Yes.
After Office: What's Next?
I spent the past few weeks going through the draft of After Office as well as about 150 other short pieces I've written about related topics. I now have a clearer idea of where the book is headed and my work plan for the rest of the coming
The Irony of Automation
A.I. might "liberate" most humans to do jobs that are less meaningful and entail limited agency. It'll be more fun than it sounds.
Arabian Dreams
Thoughts on what makes places attractive, on urbanism's capacity to foster peace and prosperity, and on the most complicated "real estate" conflict in the world — following my first visit to Saudi Arabia.
NVIDIA: The Distributed Rocketship
The world's most innovative hardware is developed "from home."
