AI and White-Collar Work

When Did White-Collar Work Start to Look So Bleak?
https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2026/06/22/mutiny-noam-scheiber-book-review-yuppies-dylan-gottlieb
In the nineteen-eighties, an office job promised security and fulfillment. For graduates starting careers today, the prospect is often tinged with dread. 

Greenspan's Legacy

Alan Greenspan, Influential Fed Chairman Whose Legacy Was Dimmed by the Financial Crisis, Dies at 100
https://www.wsj.com/economy/central-banking/alan-greenspan-fed-chair-dies-100-eeacb8eb
For 19 years, he piloted the U.S. economy through global upheaval. Critics faulted his hands-off approach to financial regulation. 

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Have misguided policies led to recent asset bubbles and boom-bust cycles? BY VIVEKANAND JAYAKUMAR, The Hill - 02/16/21
https://thehill.com/opinion/finance/538921-have-misguided-policies-led-to-recent-asset-bubbles-and-boom-bust-cycles/

Venezuelan Oil Strategy

The Hole in Donald Trump’s Venezuelan Oil Strategy
https://www.newyorker.com/news/the-lede/the-hole-in-donald-trumps-venezuelan-oil-strategy
American investors are flocking back to the country’s vast reserves, lured by promises of reform. But the officials who ran the industry into the ground are still the ones in charge. 

Prediction Markets – Theory versus Reality

Economists have long pushed for prediction markets. The reality is not what they’d hoped for
https://www.cnn.com/2026/06/21/business/prediction-markets-economists 

Brexit - Ten Year Later

Rejoining the EU is no panacea
https://www.ft.com/content/c5db4c04-0db7-4eec-a671-c022ad4b5025
Reversing Brexit would sidetrack UK parliament from pursuing more impactful growth reforms.
 
The Economic Impact of Brexit
https://www.nber.org/papers/w34459
 
How Britain, Europe and the West Were Changed by Brexit
https://youtu.be/fH316IurFQE 

Was Brexit Inevitable?
https://www.project-syndicate.org/commentary/brexit-breakdown-western-postwar-liberal-order-by-fabrizio-tassinari-2026-06
If counterfactual history is motivated by a refusal to accept what many have deemed inevitable, it is newly relevant now that the West is marking the tenth anniversary of the Brexit referendum. Even if Britain's fateful choice was caused by deeper structural and historical forces, that does not justify fatalism.

Importance of Basic Science Research

The Science that Turned Lizard Venom into GLP-1s is Under Attack
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/20/opinion/glp1-research-science-funding.html 

Inflationary Effects of the AI Boom

The Memory-Chip Crisis Is Here—and You’re Footing the Bill
https://www.wsj.com/tech/personal-tech/memory-chip-crisis-consumer-electronics-d24cdddf
Prices are rising on smartphones, game consoles, laptops and more.