Businesses are beyond disillusioned with the political brinkmanship and impending risk of a no-deal Brexit, the Confederation of British Industry (CBI) has warned. Firms cannot be protected from the worst impacts of a no-deal Brexit, said Josh Hardie, deputy…
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Month: September 2019
Elon Musk broke the law with anti-union tweet, judge says
Tesla CEO Elon Musk would sure save himself a lot of trouble if hed just stay off Twitter. A judge has just ruled that a tweet Musk posted in 2018, insinuating that if his employees were to be successful in unionizing they would lose their Tesla stock option…
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The Ethics of Externalities
Some theorists claim that externalities are probably the most legitimate reason for state intervention in human interactions. The ethical case for intervention is that it can presumably increase overall economic efficiency. This article demonstrates that, eve…
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Are ultra-short episodes the future of streaming? Hollywood thinks so
Every episode of BBC Twos darkly humorous State of the Union begins in the same way. A crumbling relationship between Louise and Tom plays out inside a London pub. The two examine their marriage, trade witty barbs about their gnarly imperfections, then pop ac…
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Parking Lots Are Hard
At 5mph (assuming everyone is going 5mph, which of course they aren’t) the chance of absolute catastrophe is minimized (though your toddlers don’t have crash bumpers), but there’s no greater evidence that adolescent genius Elon Musk is an idiot that he though…
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