Seeking solace in the quietness of early mornings, we heard chirps of Anna’s Hummingbird outside the window sill. The female had a laid an egg in a nest resting on the frailest stem of a tree branch […]
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A recent study shows how elite universities have awarded thousands of master’s degrees that don’t provide enough career earnings to pay down the federal student loans. This is an issue that is dear to me: I explain why students “take such bets” and why universities are sometimes like the movie industry, and what could be done to improve the system.
Leave a CommentOn the heels of Didi going public, China’s Cyberspace Administration came down hard and suspended the registration of new users from the company. What’s going on? As Springfield’s lyrics go, “There’s something happening here. But what it is ain’t exactly clear.” I begin the series of posts looking at the regulation of Tech in China.
Leave a CommentCarter is often described as a failure of an American president. Now, Kai Bird, the author of American Prometheus, the book on Oppenheimer, makes the case for another misunderstood American, President Jimmy Carter.
Leave a CommentTaking a look at Lordstown Motors’ fiasco, SPACs, Operations Scaling, and the continuing saga of manufacturing in the Midwest.
Leave a CommentLast-mile delivery problems are hard. Vaccine hesitancy is real but is often used as a crutch to hide the real lack of costly effort necessary to literally reach the doorstep of every person willing to be vaccinated. Lotteries and Prizes are great to kickstart the drive, but we need specific, costly, non-scalable efforts to achieve our goals of full recovery.
Leave a CommentI write about TSMC, the new (old) company that everyone is talking about: their origin story and why they matter now more than ever for supply chains and global security. I describe how learning moves upstream from cost to capability. Finally, auto supply chains and the ambitions of in-sourcing in the United States.
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