Cognition in the Age of AI

Cognition for Sale
https://www.project-syndicate.org/onpoint/what-ai-cannot-replace-by-sami-mahroum-2026-06
AI is doing what no previous technology could, turning tacit human knowledge into a product that can be extracted, priced, and distributed at scale. Yet the same technology that democratizes cognitive labor may also weaken the human capacities on which complex societies depend. 

Inside the great professionalization
https://www.newstatesman.com/culture/books/2026/06/inside-the-great-deprofessionalisation
AI is taking the humanity out of our jobs.

Reagan Tax Cuts and Budget Deficits

The Surprising Truth About Reagan’s Tax Cut
https://www.wsj.com/opinion/the-surprising-truth-about-reagans-tax-cut-3f0794aa
It widened the deficit—not by cutting the top rate, but purely by relieving families from automatic increases through bracket creep. 

The Rise of Jane Street

Secretive Wall Street Powerhouse Jane Street Seizes the AI Spotlight
https://www.wsj.com/tech/ai/jane-street-ai-wall-street-bdfcc81a
The firm has surged from a handful of staffers to 3,500 with plans to recruit more than 500 employees this year. 

Limited Government - Then and Now

The Meaning of Limited Government — Then and Now
https://www.project-syndicate.org/commentary/american-vision-of-limited-government-250-years-later-by-jeffrey-frankel-2026-06
In 1776, Adam Smith and America’s founders envisioned an economy that allowed individuals to pursue their own material well-being, with minimal government intervention. Today, America’s Republican Party claims to be committed to restoring that laissez-faire ideal, even as they make a mockery of its animating principles. 

Policy Distortions and the Affordability Crisis

Half of America Cannot Afford to Live, and Other Wrong Numbers
https://thedispatch.com/article/affordability-crisis-healthcare-housing-childcare/
On the affordability discourse. 

Economic History: Spain versus Britain

Accounting for the Reversal of Fortune: Spain and Britain,1501–1800
https://ehes.org/wp/EHES_302.pdf 

Europe versus America

Europe buys the future, America builds it
https://www.economist.com/finance-and-economics/2026/06/18/europe-buys-the-future-america-builds-it
Does that matter? A high-stakes transatlantic spat has erupted over GDP figures.