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South Korea Tells Startups...Don't Build Here
On a Tuesday morning in late January 2026, a founder in his late twenties sat in a Gangnam coffee shop, three blocks from the “Teheran Valley” tech hub.
4 hrs ago • Jason
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The Last American Cowboys
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Tesla’s $2B xAI Investment
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MBA: Is It a Scam?
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The Most Valuable Signature in America
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The 56

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The Tremor | The 56 #11
Stephen Hopkins’s hand shook constantly.
Feb 8 • Jason
America’s First Law Professor | The 56 #10
Whose murder his own legal system couldn’t punish
Feb 7 • Jason
The Catholic Signer | The 56 #9
Visitors came to the Carrollton estate in Charles Carroll’s final years.
Feb 2 • Jason

Development and Debt

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Concrete as Currency
How China Vanke Built a Financial Empire on a Foundation of Debt
Dec 16, 2025 • Jason
The Japanese Widowmaker
For decades, betting against Japan destroyed careers. Now, betting on Japan might destroy the financial system.
Dec 9, 2025 • Jason
Save the Old, Bury the Young
How the US gave up the future, to save the past
Dec 4, 2025 • Jason

Systems and Failure

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