Economy

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The Most Opinionated Man in America

Mike Solana, a Peter Thiel protégé, has made his Pirate Wires newsletter a must-read among the anti-woke investor class—and a window into what the most powerful people in tech really think.

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We Need Supply-Side Education Policy

Eliminating degree requirements for jobs is very popular with voters but would do almost nothing to help workers who don’t have a college diploma.

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The Wrath at Khan

Silicon Valley billionaires claim that antitrust enforcement hurts the little guy. Do they have a point?