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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.
5 hrs ago • Jason
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
Tesla’s $2B xAI Investment
When “What Shareholders Asked For” Means the Opposite
Feb 4 • Jason
The Catholic Signer | The 56 #9
Visitors came to the Carrollton estate in Charles Carroll’s final years.
Feb 2 • Jason

January 2026

The Man in the Painting | The 56 #8
There’s a painting on the second floor of the Metropolitan Museum of Art that most Americans have seen.
Jan 30 • Jason
The One Thing Bernie Sanders and Ron DeSantis Agree On
On a Thursday night in Chandler, Arizona, people packed the city council chambers.
Jan 28 • Jason
Benjamin Franklin | The 56 #7
The Self-Made Man Who Helped Make a Nation
Jan 26 • Jason
Lost at Sea | The 56 #6
The Signer Who Vanished Without a Trace
Jan 23 • Jason
The Great Compromiser | The 56 #5
The Only Man to Sign Every Founding Document
Jan 19 • Jason
Francis Lewis Signed It | The 56 #4
Elizabeth Lewis Died for It
Jan 16 • Jason
China Dreams of Bubble Tea
What Venezuela Teaches Us About China's Plans for Taiwan
Jan 13 • Jason
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