The Fleeting Follies of American Farce: On Meth Labs, Faltering Freedom, and Minor League Baseball
From the drug corridors of Arkansas to the political self-immolation of the Freedom Caucus to the quiet triumph of minor league baseball, the trends of the day reveal something eternal about the American character and its peculiar contradictions.
George Pearson
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The Values Economy: How We Trade Authenticity and Outrage in the Reputation Bazaar
As social media and culture blend into one vast reputation market, public figures and brands navigate a treacherous landscape of value signaling and authenticity performance. The shifting tides of our attention economy reveal how the quest for appearing morally positioned comes at a cost to actual connection, as people and companies jockey for positioning in our digital village.
Warren Anderson
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The Alchemy of Unfulfilled Promises: Why Modern Institutions Fail Us
From Premier League transfers to educational assessments, our modern systems are increasingly marked by broken promises and institutional failures, leading to a crisis of trust that reshapes how we navigate power structures.
Warren Anderson
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The Digital Silicon and the Void: Reflections on Tech Investment Absurdism in the Era of Quantum Computing
In our technological revolution, the idea of investing has gone beyond traditional metrics, as today's market demonstrates a growing preference for technological development over immediate profit, turning investment into a consuming passion for innovation rather than a search for logic in financial absurdism and metrics.
Avery Newsome
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