Guest Commentary: Internet 101 should be a required class
If Americans agree on anything these days, it's that our schools could be much better, and that internet culture is harming our children. I have a simple proposal to address...
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Guest commentary: Progressives should partner with big business, not battle it
The word "progressive" is a prominent feature of political discourse today, with the political left pursuing social progress while often targeting business, particularly big business, as an impediment to progressive...
Tyler Cowen: Trump deserves some credit for a truce with China
Just because the U.S. and China have agreed to call a truce in their trade war doesn't mean that it's over: This was a classic exercise in can-kicking.
Commentary: Go ahead, forget the news
Most of all, I am disoriented by the speed at which major news events pass into the rearview mirror in contemporary America.
Commentary: We’re making climate change even costlier
The potential costs of climate change, already the subject of heated debate, may actually be understated. It's not just the potential disruptions to weather systems, agriculture and coastal cities; it's...
Cowen: We fear what we can’t control about Uber and Facebook
This technological age, which seemed to start with the pretty innocuous act of emailing, has evolved to play into our more primal fears about feeling out of control.
Cowen: In 2018, the real world will merge with the virtual
The onset of a new year brings plenty of predictions, and so I will hazard one: Many of the biggest events of 2018 will be bound together by a common...
Cowen: Virtual reality will make lives better … mostly
Even if the early generations of virtual reality devices disappoint, virtual reality is likely to bring big changes to our daily lives.
Cowen: Ending net neutrality isn’t the end of the world
Eliminating net neutrality is, in the best and worst case scenarios, either necessary to keep the internet up and running, or will lead to a dystopian future where a few...
Cowen: Puerto Rico’s American dream died in the storm
As a nation, we still haven't digested the full implications of the post-Hurricane Maria situation in Puerto Rico.