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Invention

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Economics

Gadgets and Gizmos That Inspired Adam Smith

Smith appreciated the beauty and allure of intricate systems.

Virginia Postrel | 6.25.2023 7:00 AM

mark-mills (1) | Lex Villena, Reason

Technology

Mark P. Mills: Get Ready for the Roaring 2020s!

Pessimism is everywhere, but the author of The Cloud Revolution says we're entering a golden age of abundant, ubiquitous, and liberating technology.

Nick Gillespie | 1.18.2023 11:00 AM

minisinventorofthefuture | Dey Street Books

book

Review: Buckminster Fuller Helped Inspire Our Future

The new book Inventor of the Future prefers to show him as a credit hog.

Brian Doherty | 12.9.2022 6:00 AM

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Social Justice

Steam Engines Are Perpetuating Racism, Apparently

The National Museum of Wales is suggesting that 19th-century innovations that enabled economic development are somehow tainted by slavery.

Liz Wolfe | 3.17.2022 1:00 PM

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Immigration

Immigration Is the Most Important Way To Beat China

The Senate’s Endless Frontier Act aims to spur innovation but leaves out immigration reform.

Stuart Anderson | 5.17.2021 2:15 PM

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Coronavirus

Is the Remote-Controlled Mask the Metal Straw of the Coronavirus Pandemic?

Most environmental panics have some sort of gimmicky product response. The coronavirus pandemic is no different.

Christian Britschgi | 5.20.2020 12:10 PM

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Play

When Play Drives Progress

Beach volleyball, bone flutes, Doritos, and the search for novelty

Virginia Postrel | 2.16.2017 6:00 AM

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