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FARHAD MANJOO
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Crypto, Houses, Sneakers, Rolexes: How FOMO Drove the Economy
For millions of people, Bitcoin, like real estate and dot-coms before it, offered hope for escaping dead-end jobs.
With Elon Musk, the Drama Is the Point
Will he buy Twitter? Nobody knows — but what does it matter, as long as you keep paying attention?
We’ve Got to Stop Requiring Parking Everywhere
Mandatory parking rules make housing more expensive. California’s legislature should undo them.
It’s Still Covid’s World. We’re Just Living In It.
The virus has receded from the headlines, but it may continue to cause major problems for some time to come.
Regulating Online Speech Can Be a Terrible Idea
Both sides are moving too hastily to regulate online speech.
BlackRock, Vanguard and State Street Control a Piece of Nearly Everything
BlackRock, Vanguard and State Street collectively manage more than $20 trillion in assets. It’s not a political problem, but it might be an economic one.
Crypto’s Promises Keep Crashing
Web3, billed as the future of the internet, might create more problems than it solves.
We Must Fix America’s Deadly Roads
Bicyclists and pedestrians are dying at alarming rates. Do we have the courage to remake our car-centric streets?
We May Be Able to Prevent Some Mass Shootings
A new book explains the promise of “behavioral threat assessment.”