Sam Bankman-Fried’s downfall is spectacular and interesting, but it’s really nothing new. Story Published at: November 27, 2022 at 02:30PM Continue Reading…
Idle Crypto Is the Devil’s Workshop
Transcript: Ezra Klein Interviews Maryanne Wolf
The Nov. 22, 2022 episode of ‘The Ezra Klein Show’ Story Published at: November 22, 2022 at 08:45PM Continue Reading…
What Stage of Capitalism Is Sam Bankman-Fried?
FTX’s $32 billion valuation was a fantasy, but nobody bothered to look at it closely. Story Published at: November 21, 2022 at 08:00PM Continue Reading…
It Was a Bad Week for Billionaires With Delusions of Saving the World
Musk, Bezos, Bankman-Fried, Trump: some of our most prominent billionaires laid waste to their carefully cultivated image as benevolent saviors. Story Published at: November 19, 2022 at 02:23PM Continue Reading…
Wonking Out: Why Interest Rates (Probably) Won’t Stay High
To predict where rates will land, look beyond the pandemic fallout. Story Published at: November 18, 2022 at 08:06PM Continue Reading…
Nancy Pelosi’s Grace and Spirit as She Prepares to Step Down
Readers react to Nancy Pelosi’s announced departure as speaker. Also: The Republican House; Ron DeSantis; crypto trading; Canada’s forests. Story Published at: November 18, 2022 at 05:18PM Continue Reading…
Is This the End Game for Crypto?
What’s the point of reinventing banks, only worse? Story Published at: November 18, 2022 at 12:00AM Continue Reading…
Sam Bankman-Fried and Our Enduring Faith in the Tech Whiz Kid
Even the collapse of FTX probably won’t kill the archetype. Story Published at: November 15, 2022 at 10:00AM Continue Reading…
Ethereum’s Founder on What Crypto Can — and Can’t — Do
Vitalik Buterin explains digital currency’s potential to transform our world. Story Published at: September 30, 2022 at 10:00AM Continue Reading…
Should Kids Be Kept Off Social Media?
Two teens and an adult react to a guest essay calling for raising age restrictions. Also: Trump and declassifying; restaurant jobs; mass entertainment; cryptocurrency. Story Published at: August 22, 2022 at 07:50PM Continue Reading…