The Purpose Test
Anthropic's new conduct rule is narrow. What it requires the provider to judge is not.
When Honesty Became a Liability
Interpersonal trust has fallen about a third of a point a year for fifty years. The bill arrives as verification overhead — and in the tort system alone that now runs at 2.1% of GDP, roughly half of it never reaching a plaintiff.
The Poverty Rate Is Missing the Population at Risk
Why a 10.2% poverty rate can coexist with 24.2% adult food insecurity—and why the pressure extends well into the middle of the income distribution.
The Wrong Denominator
Billionaire philanthropy looks generous until you compare it to the right number.
Nobody Broke the Law
The Supreme Court just told private investors they cannot sue under a foundational securities statute. The disturbing part isn't that the system is lawless.
The Three Checks Failed at Once. That Was Not an Accident.
Fiduciary duty was supposed to be one of three forces that keep powerful people honest.
Forking the Architecture
What You Build When the Front Door Is Welded Shut
Power Neutrality Theater
Louisiana v. Callais and the Constitutional Laundry It Just Built
Three Blueprints for the Mechanic
I asked for a builder. Here's where the building starts.