ANALYSIS & OPINION
The university as job laboratory
As high-paying jobs have flowed overseas, universities are increasingly seen as economic engines as well as sources of intellectual activity. One prestigious state university is building an incubator for academic entrepreneurs and offering a lifeline to the middle class in the process.
Facebook: The IPO hangover that could change it forever
Once Facebook has its massive new liquidity infusion, the company stands to get nailed by something that can hurt a lot more, and last a lot longer, than a hangover: a culture of diminished urgency, of game-over-we-won, of not-invented-here conceit.
The truth about Israel’s rumored strike on Iran
It probably won't happen. At least not anytime soon. So why are the Israelis telegraphing that an attack could come before very long?
Europe’s welfare rock has made it a hard, undemocratic place
As Germany takes control of the continent, politicians are increasingly powerless. But maybe that's for the best. In the countries most devoted to the idea that the state should protect its people from life's hardships, those politicians now have much less to offer.
The growing Foxconnification of the workforce
What do Chinese factory workers and unpaid U.S. interns have in common? An international trade system in which workers will be forced to make ever larger tradeoffs, compromising their health, safety, and pay.
Rise of the machines
Futurists and fantasists have been dreaming about the rise of intelligent machines for centuries. Now it is actually starting to happen. I’m not afraid our smart machines will try to exterminate us, but I do worry that the second economy may be a jobless one.MOST COMMENTED
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