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Loan Against Everything
When technology layers are built only to serve businesses, one wonders who will watch out for the customer.
23 hrs ago
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Vivek Srinivasan
Democratic Trap
Democracy does not serve everyone equally. You need to be endowed to take advantage of democracy. In the absence of riches, democracy just pushed the…
Oct 27
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AI Mania
There are different types of bubbles. The Tulip mania delivered nothing. The Railway mania left us with a lot of infrastructure.
Oct 24
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Cloud Vulnerable
Can our dependence on the cloud put critical parts of our economy at risk?
Oct 20
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Vivek Srinivasan
How Europe became an American vassal
Every news piece from Europe is about their inability to grow, the answer is hidden in history
Oct 17
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Vivek Srinivasan
Strongman Leader
Why is politics the world over dominated by strongmen who project themselves as a panacea to all problems?
Oct 13
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Vivek Srinivasan
Bringing Technology to Watershed Management
Chat with Mr. Crispino Lobo of WOTR
Oct 10
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Malaria
How did a mosquito-borne disease get this name?
Oct 6
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Governed by the dead
Every agreement in this world is a product of negotiation.
Oct 3
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September 2025
Bootleg
How did boots get associated with an illegal act
Sep 29
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Nicotine
What does an ambassador have to do with tobacco?
Sep 26
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$100,000 Self Goal
Building a system that works for your country takes decades, apparently can be destroyed in a matter of weeks.
Sep 22
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