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Read 3 hours ago·Sep 29, 2026
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Hudson Institute Research
The Infrastructure Problem: Can Investors Still Rely on Washington?
bbert@hudson.org
The Infrastructure Problem: Can Investors Still Rely on Washington? bbert@hudson.org Tue, 09/29/2026 - 15:17 SVG Podcast Sep 13, 2026 Charged Conversations The Infrastructure Problem: Can Investors Still Rely on Washington? Brigham A. McCown Senior Fellow and Director, Initiativ…
Read 6 hours ago·Sep 29, 2026
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The Daily Upside
Northern Trust Initiates Record-Breaking Mutual-Fund-to-ETF Conversion
Quinn Waller
The company will convert six mutual funds with collective assets of $33 billion. The post Northern Trust Initiates Record-Breaking Mutual-Fund-to-ETF Conversion appeared first on The Daily Upside .
Read 6 hours ago·Sep 29, 2026
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Hudson Institute Research
Trump–Xi Summit 2.0, China’s Japan Narrative, Xi’s Purge Campaign, and China’s Economic Weakness
bbert@hudson.org
Trump–Xi Summit 2.0, China’s Japan Narrative, Xi’s Purge Campaign, and China’s Economic Weakness bbert@hudson.org Tue, 09/29/2026 - 14:42 SVG Podcast Sep 29, 2026 Hudson Institute Trump–Xi Summit 2.0, China’s Japan Narrative, Xi’s Purge Campaign, and China’s Economic Weakness Mi…
Read 7 hours ago·Sep 29, 2026
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Hudson Institute Research
Trump, Xi, and the Iron Reality Beneath the Pageantry
bbert@hudson.org
Trump, Xi, and the Iron Reality Beneath the Pageantry bbert@hudson.org Tue, 09/29/2026 - 14:32 SVG Commentary Sep 28, 2026 Washington Times Trump, Xi, and the Iron Reality Beneath the Pageantry Do not mistake a spectacular welcome for strategic softness. Miles Yu Senior F…
Read 7 hours ago·Sep 29, 2026
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Hudson Institute Research
Getting Past the US-Canada Impasse
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Getting Past the US-Canada Impasse nhuergo@hudson.org Tue, 09/29/2026 - 13:23 01 October 2026 In-Person Event Getting Past the US-Canada Impasse Register for Event THURSDAY 1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. Event will also air live on this page. Inquiries: nhuergo@hudson.org . Register for…
Read 8 hours ago·Sep 29, 2026
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Hudson Institute Research
Trump’s Iran Strategy Is Working—The Ayatollah Suffers as Oil Flows Again
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Trump’s Iran Strategy Is Working—The Ayatollah Suffers as Oil Flows Again bbert@hudson.org Tue, 09/29/2026 - 12:07 SVG Commentary Sep 28, 2026 New York Post Trump’s Iran Strategy Is Working—The Ayatollah Suffers as Oil Flows Again Zineb Riboua Research Fellow, Center for Peace a…
Read 9 hours ago·Sep 29, 2026
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Hudson Institute Research
Trump and Chinese Circumstance
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Trump and Chinese Circumstance bbert@hudson.org Tue, 09/29/2026 - 11:38 SVG Commentary Sep 28, 2026 Wall Street Journal Trump and Chinese Circumstance His summit with Xi had scant substance but made both leaders look larger than life. Walter Russell Mead Ravenel B. Curry…
Read 10 hours ago·Sep 29, 2026
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Palladium Magazine
The Mirror and the Gap
Garrett W. Ennis
Artificial intelligence offers a reflection of our selves, yet something vital is missing from the picture. The post The Mirror and the Gap appeared first on Palladium .
Read 10 hours ago·Sep 29, 2026
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Slow Boring
The truth about rich people in America
Matthew Yglesias
A new book reveals the vast wealth of America’s banal small-business owners.
Read 15 hours ago·Sep 29, 2026
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Stratechery
One More Note on Agents, Meta Connect, Meta Enterprise Platform
Ben Thompson
Meta has the chance to own the consumer agentic space; going for enterprise is a big mistake.
Read 15 hours ago·Sep 29, 2026
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The Daily Upside
AI Trade’s Breadth Buoys Strategies That ‘Calibrate’ Exposure
Quinn Waller
With equity concentration at historic highs, alts can help manage risk and calibrate AI exposure, advisors said. The post AI Trade’s Breadth Buoys Strategies That ‘Calibrate’ Exposure appeared first on The Daily Upside .
Read 21 hours ago·Sep 29, 2026
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The Daily Upside
Transaction Inaction: RIA Deals Are Falling
Griffin Kelly
The slowdown may be temporary, but the situation could become much more concerning the longer owners defer selling their businesses, per DeVoe & Co. The post Transaction Inaction: RIA Deals Are Falling appeared first on The Daily Upside .
Read 21 hours ago·Sep 29, 2026
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The Daily Upside
New Eye Treatment Boosts Kodiak Into Ranks of Resurgent Biotechs
Jamie Wilde
Its latest study suggested its drug candidates improved eyesight for patients with wet macular degeneration as much as the leading treatment. The post New Eye Treatment Boosts Kodiak Into Ranks of Resurgent Biotechs appeared first on The Daily Upside .
Read 21 hours ago·Sep 29, 2026
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The Daily Upside
Jefferies’ Record Investment Banking Results Raise Stakes for Wall Street Giants
Sean Craig
Jefferies shares are down 24% so far this year compared with a 2.2% gain by the S&P 500 bank industry group. The post Jefferies’ Record Investment Banking Results Raise Stakes for Wall Street Giants appeared first on The Daily Upside .
Read 21 hours ago·Sep 29, 2026
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The Daily Upside
Nvidia Develops Tools to Tackle Rogue AI Risks
Brian Boyle
Its Open Agent Safety Platform is a training sandbox designed to prevent the breaches that have led to hacks at Hugging Face and elsewhere. The post Nvidia Develops Tools to Tackle Rogue AI Risks appeared first on The Daily Upside .
Read 21 hours ago·Sep 29, 2026
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Noahpinion
Stop spending money on smaller classes
Noah Smith
We’ve spent decades raising teacher quantity when we should have been raising quality.
Read yesterday·Sep 28, 2026
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Slow Boring
The housing market is way out of whack
Halina Bennet
With mortgage rates above 7 percent and stocks over-performing, some Americans are rethinking their investments. Meanwhile, Portland is having a rent mismatch.
Read yesterday·Sep 28, 2026
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Not Boring
Airbound: As We May Move
Packy McCormick
A Deep Dive on Airbound and Humanity’s Flying Future
Read 2 days ago·Sep 28, 2026
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Stratechery
Apps, Agents, and Aggregation
Ben Thompson
Agents are the ultimate Aggregators; they reveal apps as a means, not an ends, and providing them is tech's biggest prize.
Read 2 days ago·Sep 28, 2026
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Slow Boring
Feed the lizard
Matthew Yglesias
It’s a good idea to work hard and be helpful when you’re young and don’t have responsibilities.
Read 2 days ago·Sep 28, 2026
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Slow Boring
Sunday Thread + Mailbag
Halina Bennet
Ask your questions below.
Read 2 days ago·Sep 27, 2026
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Noahpinion
Where’s the “intelligence explosion”?
Ramez Naam
Ramez Naam gives a skeptic’s take on Recursive Self-Improvement.
Read 3 days ago·Sep 27, 2026
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Slow Boring
The map is melting
Halina Bennet
A widening battlefield has Republicans bracing for a rough November. The party’s anxiety is no longer hidden behind closed doors.
Read 4 days ago·Sep 26, 2026
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Doomberg
Sector Deep Dive: North American Midstream
Doomberg
Pro Tier: September 2026 Doom Zoom
Read 4 days ago·Sep 26, 2026
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Stratechery
2026.39: Begun, the Aggregator Wars Have
Ben Thompson
The best Stratechery content from the week of September 21, 2026, including Meta vs. Amazon, GM bending the knee to CarPlay, and profiling the profiler.
Read 4 days ago·Sep 25, 2026
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Not Boring
Weekly Dose of Optimism #212
Packy McCormick
Vironexis, Solcoa, Terraform, Joby, Meta VR Glasses + Extra Doses
Read 5 days ago·Sep 25, 2026
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Noahpinion
Four eras of San Francisco tech culture
Noah Smith
An anthropological reflection.
Read 5 days ago·Sep 25, 2026
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Stratechery
An Interview with Colossus EIC Jeremy Stern About Profiling Mark Zuckerberg
Ben Thompson
An interview with Colossus EIC Jeremy Stern about profiling Mark Zuckerberg and other prominent tech figures.
Read 6 days ago·Sep 24, 2026
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Noahpinion
No, you are not on Indigenous land
Noah Smith
A repost from 2024.
Read 6 days ago·Sep 24, 2026
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Not Boring
Would We Send Our Kids to HAA?
Packy McCormick
The Future of Education: Whatever They Wish
Read 6 days ago·Sep 23, 2026
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Stratechery
More on Muse, Amazon, and Walmart; Muse and Expedia; Whither Google?
Ben Thompson
Meta needs Walmart to wait out Amazon; Expedia seeks to keep its middleware position; meanwhile, where is Google?
Read 7 days ago·Sep 23, 2026
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Palladium Magazine
Wealth Taxes Could Kill Privately-Owned Companies
Christian Angelopoulos
Ignoring the intangible value of private governance of firms not only makes wealth taxes confiscatory but erodes the very foundations and benefits of the freedom to create organizations. The post Wealth Taxes Could Kill Privately-Owned Companies appeared first on Palladium .
Read last week·Sep 22, 2026
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Stratechery
Amazon Blocks Muse, Amazon’s Moat, Aggregator v Aggregator
Ben Thompson
Amazon predictably blocked Muse, but there is room for a deal based on the reality that Amazon's physical world investments are an AI moat.
Read last week·Sep 22, 2026
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Doomberg
Escalation Clauses
Doomberg
Heads nobody wins, tails Europe loses.
Read last week·Sep 22, 2026
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Noahpinion
The problem(s) with utilitarianism
Noah Smith
Our favorite moral philosophy is about to come under increasing strain.
Read last week·Sep 22, 2026
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Essays, dispatches, and analyses from the reindustrialization movement. 12 sources / 12 live.
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Live feedAmerican Affairs
Julius Krein
The journal of the post-neoliberal right — industrial policy, finance, and the rebuilding of productive American capacity.
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Live feedAustin Vernon
Austin Vernon
Essays on oil, nuclear, manufacturing, and the engineering economics of rebuilding American heavy industry.
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Live feedConstruction Physics
Brian Potter
The best writing anywhere on why America stopped building and what it would take to build again — construction, factories, and productivity.
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Live feedDoomberg
Doomberg
Energy, commodities, and industrial analysis from a chicken in a green visor — required reading for anyone serious about the physical economy.
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Live feedHudson Institute Research
Hudson Institute
Policy research on defense, technology competition with China, and the industrial foundations of national power.
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Live feedNoahpinion
Noah Smith
Sharp economic analysis of reindustrialization, the China-US competition, and the policy toolkit for rebuilding America.
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Live feedNot Boring
Packy McCormick
Deep dives on the companies building the next industrial economy — defense tech, energy, semiconductors, and frontier industries.
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Live feedPalladium Magazine
Palladium
Essays on governance futurism, state capacity, and the civilizational stakes of American industrial revival.
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Live feedSlow Boring
Matthew Yglesias
Center-left policy with an abundance lens — housing, energy, manufacturing, and the politics of getting things built.
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Live feedStratechery
Ben Thompson
Strategy analysis across tech and industry — on TSMC, Intel, semiconductors, and the industrial logic of the information age.
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The Daily Upside
Business news with a preference for the tangible — supply chains, industrials, semiconductors, and capital flows.
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Live feedThe Diff
Byrne Hobart
Finance and strategy essays connecting markets, technology, and the industrial real economy.
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