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The Silent Tax Killing American Productivity
Every unnecessary delay, form, and regulation is a hidden tax on our most precious resource. Source link
Swedan Margen
Swedan Margen contributes to L'Officiel Lifestyle with a focus on business and entrepreneurship.
Swedan covers business developments, emerging companies, entrepreneurial stories, and trends influencing industries and the broader economy.
The goal is to bring readers accessible coverage of business stories while highlighting developments, ideas, and opportunities shaping the marketplace.
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Textbook Bias Is a Real Problem
At the corporate level, textbook companies rival liberal arts campuses in their progressive orthodoxies. Source link
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The Mystery of the Cat Mystery
Mid-pandemic, I was speaking with a semi-stranger at a playground where our children were playing semi-together. Her son, maybe six or…
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The Photographer Who Looked Past the Idea of Italy
In postwar Italy, the decisive moment was most often one of contrasts—between the wrinkled faces of the agrarian past and the…
Politics
Donald Trump, Architecture Critic
News of Donald Trump’s recent executive order concerning architecture, and particularly about preserving and protecting hallowed…
Business
Top Trump crypto backer Justin Sun says his World Liberty tokens ‘unreasonably’ frozen
[PARIS/BOSTON] Justin Sun, one of the biggest known backers of US President Donald Trump’s World Liberty Financial crypto venture, said on…
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Robinhood, AppLovin, Emcor to join S&P 500 in rebalancing
Robinhood Markets has been added to the S&P 500, marking a new phase for the retail trading platform that helped define the pandemic-era…
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US immigration agents arrest hundreds at Hyundai plant, mostly South Koreans
[ATLANTA/WASHINGTON/SEOUL] Hundreds of workers at a Hyundai Motor car battery facility under construction in Georgia were detained in a…
Business
US Fed rate-cut expectations climb following weak job market report
Disappointing employment data released on Friday (Sep 5) validated fears that the US labour market may be on the brink of a downturn and…
Politics
NYC Mayor Eric Adams says he won't quit the race and is the only one who can beat Mamdani
New York City Mayor Eric Adams said Friday that he won't succumb to pressure to end his reelection campaign and insisted he is the only…
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Anthropic's $1.5-billion settlement signals new era for AI and artists
Chatbot builder Anthropic agreed to pay $1.5 billion to authors in a landmark copyright settlement that could redefine how artificial…
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Lawfare and Constant Emergencies Put the Judiciary at Risk
A year of peril lies ahead for the federal courts. Source link
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Anna Wintour Embraces a New Era at Vogue
And when you saw it later, how’d you feel? Well, that’s something, going back to what we were talking about before: I think everybody uses…
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The Political Trickery of “Eddington”
With this humiliation, Joe snaps, and, in short order, commits several shocking acts of deadly violence. His brazen maneuvers to cover his…
Politics
Trump says Democrats using Jeffrey Epstein obsession to cover up GOP wins
President Trump called for an end to the focus on the Jeffrey Epstein case, saying the Justice Department has done its job. Source link
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Google hit with 2.95-billion-euro EU antitrust fine over adtech practices
Alphabet’s Google was hit with a 2.95-billion-euro (S$4.4 billion) EU antitrust fine on Friday (Sep 5) for anti-competitive practices in…
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“I Who Have Never Known Men” Is a Warning
When my twelve-year-old self picked up “I Who Have Never Known Men” from a church rummage sale in 1998, I was certain it was a book…
Politics
Tim Kaine Is an Ignoramus
Is it too much to ask that a U.S. senator know a little bit about our heritage? Source link
Business
US: S&P 500, Nasdaq hit record high after weak jobs data
The S&P 500 and the Nasdaq hit record highs on Friday (Sep 5) after weaker-than-expected August jobs data bolstered expectations for…
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Why Hawkefest Will Be The Marketing Event of the Year
We’ve all attended numerous marketing conferences over the years—some good, some forgettable, and a rare few that genuinely changed the…
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The Ministry of Joyce McDonald’s Sculptures
Terence Davies, who died in 2023, at the age of seventy-seven, is the most original modern British director. He was in his forties when he…
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Trump: Zohran Mamdani likely to be New York mayor unless 2 opponents quit race
President Donald Trump said Thursday that he thinks Democrat Zohran Mamdani is likely to become New York City's next mayor unless two of…
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Warner Bros. Discovery sues AI firm for Batman, Superman copyright infringement
Warner Bros. Discovery has joined a key copyright infringement case that could test the legal bounds of using artificial intelligence to…