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Cut Licensing, Cut Prices, Embrace AI
There’s a quiet and much more practical reform that could win support from both sides and truly bring down prices: occupational licensing.
The Mores of Machines
As AI agents begin to form societies of their own, the Frenchman who came to understand ours may yet again have the last word.
The Trump Administration’s Venture Capitalist State
Some companies will succeed, and others will fail – but their outcome will be determined by the consumers, not by Washington.
