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Read 3 hours ago·Apr 30, 2026
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Hudson Institute Research
Hamiltonians, Jeffersonians, Jacksonians, and Wilsonians
acabral-sanchez@hudson.org
Hamiltonians, Jeffersonians, Jacksonians, and Wilsonians acabral-sanche… Thu, 04/30/2026 - 16:39 SVG Podcast Apr 30, 2026 Not Dead Yet Hamiltonians, Jeffersonians, Jacksonians, and Wilsonians Walter Russell Mead Ravenel B. Curry III Distinguished Fellow in Strategy and Statesman…
Read 4 hours ago·Apr 30, 2026
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Hudson Institute Research
Undersea Cables Are the Invisible Backbone of the Global Economy
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Undersea Cables Are the Invisible Backbone of the Global Economy acabral-sanche… Thu, 04/30/2026 - 16:24 SVG Commentary Apr 30, 2026 Taiwan Plus Undersea Cables Are the Invisible Backbone of the Global Economy Commentary Caption (Screenshot via YouTube) Toggle Table of Contents…
Read 5 hours ago·Apr 30, 2026
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Hudson Institute Research
The Looming Israeli Elections
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The Looming Israeli Elections acabral-sanche… Thu, 04/30/2026 - 16:07 SVG Commentary Apr 30, 2026 Tablet The Looming Israeli Elections Michael Doran Senior Fellow and Director, Center for Peace and Security in the Middle East Michael Doran Commentary Caption (Screenshot via YouT…
Read 5 hours ago·Apr 30, 2026
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Hudson Institute Research
The Status and Process of the Ceasefire with Iran
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The Status and Process of the Ceasefire with Iran acabral-sanche… Thu, 04/30/2026 - 16:00 SVG In the Media Apr 29, 2026 TRT World The Status and Process of the Ceasefire with Iran Bryan Clark Senior Fellow and Director, Center for Defense Concepts and Technology Bryan Clark In t…
Read 5 hours ago·Apr 30, 2026
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Hudson Institute Research
How Iran Exposed the Limits of the US Navy
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How Iran Exposed the Limits of the US Navy acabral-sanche… Thu, 04/30/2026 - 15:43 SVG Commentary Apr 30, 2026 DW News How Iran Exposed the Limits of the US Navy Bryan Clark Senior Fellow and Director, Center for Defense Concepts and Technology Bryan Clark Commentary Caption (Sc…
Read 5 hours ago·Apr 30, 2026
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Hudson Institute Research
The US Blockade Is Squeezing Iran’s Oil Flow
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The US Blockade Is Squeezing Iran’s Oil Flow acabral-sanche… Thu, 04/30/2026 - 15:21 SVG Commentary Apr 29, 2026 Fox News The US Blockade Is Squeezing Iran’s Oil Flow Rebeccah L. Heinrichs Senior Fellow and Director, Keystone Defense Initiative Rebeccah L. Heinrichs Commentary C…
Read 6 hours ago·Apr 30, 2026
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American Affairs
Reverse Engineering the New Middle East: West Asia and the U.S.-Israel-Iran War
Vincent J. Carchidi
REVIEW ESSAY West Asia: A New American Grand Strategy in the Middle East by Mohammed Soliman Polity Press, 2026, 272 pages Like many thoughtful works, West Asia: A New American Grand Strategy in the Middle East, written by Mohammed Soliman, begins with a grievance. Upon his arri…
Read 6 hours ago·Apr 30, 2026
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The Daily Upside
Blackstone Sets Up New Division to Capitalize on AI Boom
Mallika Mitra
The firm is investing in the plumbing that makes AI innovations possible, such as data centers and energy and digital infrastructure. The post Blackstone Sets Up New Division to Capitalize on AI Boom appeared first on The Daily Upside .
Read 9 hours ago·Apr 30, 2026
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Not Boring
Scarce Assets
Packy McCormick
The Abundance-Driven Scarcity Supercycle
Read 12 hours ago·Apr 30, 2026
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Construction Physics
How an Oil Refinery Works
Brian Potter
Though wind and solar continue to carve out larger and larger shares of world energy supply, the modern world still runs on petroleum, and will continue to do so for the foreseeable future.
Read 13 hours ago·Apr 30, 2026
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Slow Boring
Should we end asylum?
Matthew Yglesias
Is ending asylum the way to stop chaos at the border?
Read 15 hours ago·Apr 30, 2026
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Slow Boring
Technological progress isn’t always good
Matthew Yglesias
The Luddites were wrong, but that’s not a universal law.
Read 15 hours ago·Apr 30, 2026
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Stratechery
Amazon Earnings, Trainium and Commodity Markets, Additional Amazon Notes
Ben Thompson
Amazon's earnings suggest that the shift away from training towards inference and agents means their bet on Trainium is paying off. Plus, additional notes on ads, agents, and sports rights.
Read 15 hours ago·Apr 30, 2026
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Doomberg
Rain Check
Doomberg
A fascinating journey down a war propaganda rabbit hole.
Read 16 hours ago·Apr 30, 2026
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The Daily Upside
Inside Cetera’s New $19B Employee-Advisor RIA
John Manganaro
The new advisory practice, dubbed Cetera Planning Partners, combines Avantax Planning Partners and the Retirement Planning Group to expand services. The post Inside Cetera’s New $19B Employee-Advisor RIA appeared first on The Daily Upside .
Read 21 hours ago·Apr 30, 2026
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The Daily Upside
Forget Allowances, Most Teens Want to Know How to Invest
Griffin Kelly
It’s a prime opportunity for advisors who are looking to court the next generation of clients, according to a recent Schwab survey. The post Forget Allowances, Most Teens Want to Know How to Invest appeared first on The Daily Upside .
Read 21 hours ago·Apr 30, 2026
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The Daily Upside
General Dynamics Fights Through Wartime Slump
Brian Boyle
Shares soared 8% on an earnings beat Wednesday, erasing much of the losses the company has suffered since the start of the war in Iran. The post General Dynamics Fights Through Wartime Slump appeared first on The Daily Upside .
Read 21 hours ago·Apr 30, 2026
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The Daily Upside
Meta Lags Rival Hyperscalers as Investors Grow Wary of Surging CapEx
Jamie Wilde
Meta is planning a spending spree later in this year, raising its expected annual capital expenditures from $115 billion to $135 billion. The post Meta Lags Rival Hyperscalers as Investors Grow Wary of Surging CapEx appeared first on The Daily Upside .
Read 21 hours ago·Apr 30, 2026
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The Daily Upside
Don’t Forget About Hosting Client Events. Yes, IRL
Michael Bryne
Client events are designed to generate referrals and deepen relationships, and remain one of the largest drivers of organic growth. The post Don’t Forget About Hosting Client Events. Yes, IRL appeared first on The Daily Upside .
Read 21 hours ago·Apr 30, 2026
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Slow Boring
A strong month in a fragile market
Halina Bennet
March data shows momentum, but a build-to-rent crackdown and tighter capital markets threaten to stall future supply.
Read yesterday·Apr 29, 2026
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Slow Boring
Ken Martin is doing a terrible job
Matthew Yglesias
The D.N.C. needs a chair who’s up to the task.
Read 2 days ago·Apr 29, 2026
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Stratechery
Intel Earnings, Intel’s Differentiation?, Whither Terafab
Ben Thompson
Intel's earnings were very impressive, but the chief driver was a structural shift in demand for CPUs for AI. Plus, what is going on with Terafab?
Read 2 days ago·Apr 29, 2026
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Noahpinion
Scoring the Jensen-Dwarkesh debate
Noah Smith
Export controls are holding back Chinese AI. Should we keep them?
Read 2 days ago·Apr 29, 2026
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Slow Boring
Tuesday discussion post
Halina Bennet
Catching up on X
Read 2 days ago·Apr 28, 2026
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Stratechery
An Interview with OpenAI CEO Sam Altman and AWS CEO Matt Garman About Bedrock Managed Agents
Ben Thompson
An interview with OpenAI CEO Sam Altman and AWS CEO Matt Garman about their new partnership, plus my thoughts on OpenAI and Microsoft's new deal.
Read 2 days ago·Apr 28, 2026
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Doomberg
Durable Energy Dominance
Doomberg
Pro Tier: April 2026 Doom Zoom
Read 2 days ago·Apr 28, 2026
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Stratechery
AI Hardware, Meta Display, Redefining VR and AR
Ben Thompson
I finally tried the Meta Ray-Ban Display, and it completely changed how I think about AR and VR.
Read 4 days ago·Apr 27, 2026
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Noahpinion
The moderately easy problem of consciousness
Noah Smith
Before deciding if computers are self-aware, let's figure out how humans become self-aware.
Read 4 days ago·Apr 27, 2026
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Construction Physics
Reading List 04/25/26
Brian Potter
Transformer steel manufacturing, textile engineering, bringing power plants online quickly, infrasound, and more.
Read 5 days ago·Apr 25, 2026
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Doomberg
To Spite Its Face
Doomberg
Europe’s proxy attacks Europe’s oil supply in the middle of a global oil crisis.
Read 6 days ago·Apr 25, 2026
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Noahpinion
Why shoplifting is bad
Noah Smith
It may feel like a small act of rebellion, but it hurts a lot of people who don't deserve it.
Read 6 days ago·Apr 24, 2026
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Stratechery
2026.17: He Came, He Saw, He Cooked
Ben Thompson
The best Stratechery content from the week of April 27, 2026, including the end of the Tim Cook era, Cursor and SpaceX, and the various fronts of Cold War 2.0.
Read 6 days ago·Apr 24, 2026
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Not Boring
Weekly Dose of Optimism #190
Packy McCormick
Pancreatic cancer, SpaceX x Cursor, Fervo S-1, Autonomous Truck, Autonomous Bio Lan + Science Breakthroughs and Extra Doses
Read 7 days ago·Apr 24, 2026
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Not Boring
The Great Blue Frontier
Packy McCormick
A Co-Written Essay on the Ocean with Will O'Brien
Read last week·Apr 23, 2026
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Construction Physics
Construction Costs Rarely Fall
Brian Potter
Not long ago we looked at construction productivity trends for the US and for countries around the world. We found that in the U.S., and in most other large, wealthy countries, construction productivity is stagnant or declining. Unlike manufacturing and agriculture, or the econo…
Read last week·Apr 23, 2026
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Essays, dispatches, and analyses from the reindustrialization movement. 12 sources / 12 live.
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Live feedAmerican Affairs
Julius Krein
The journal of the post-neoliberal right — industrial policy, finance, and the rebuilding of productive American capacity.
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Live feedAustin Vernon
Austin Vernon
Essays on oil, nuclear, manufacturing, and the engineering economics of rebuilding American heavy industry.
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Live feedConstruction Physics
Brian Potter
The best writing anywhere on why America stopped building and what it would take to build again — construction, factories, and productivity.
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Live feedDoomberg
Doomberg
Energy, commodities, and industrial analysis from a chicken in a green visor — required reading for anyone serious about the physical economy.
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Live feedHudson Institute Research
Hudson Institute
Policy research on defense, technology competition with China, and the industrial foundations of national power.
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Live feedNoahpinion
Noah Smith
Sharp economic analysis of reindustrialization, the China-US competition, and the policy toolkit for rebuilding America.
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Live feedNot Boring
Packy McCormick
Deep dives on the companies building the next industrial economy — defense tech, energy, semiconductors, and frontier industries.
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Live feedPalladium Magazine
Palladium
Essays on governance futurism, state capacity, and the civilizational stakes of American industrial revival.
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Live feedSlow Boring
Matthew Yglesias
Center-left policy with an abundance lens — housing, energy, manufacturing, and the politics of getting things built.
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Live feedStratechery
Ben Thompson
Strategy analysis across tech and industry — on TSMC, Intel, semiconductors, and the industrial logic of the information age.
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Live feedThe Daily Upside
The Daily Upside
Business news with a preference for the tangible — supply chains, industrials, semiconductors, and capital flows.
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Live feedThe Diff
Byrne Hobart
Finance and strategy essays connecting markets, technology, and the industrial real economy.
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