By NextDraft
The midterms will likely come down to issues that live at the intersection of affordability and corruption. The question is whether the average American can afford to live there. The economic issues at the center of our current campaign go far beyond a single election. The…
In a classic scene from the 1976 film The Pink Panther Strikes Again, Inspector Clouseau asks a hotel clerk, “Does your dog bite?” The clerk says no. When Clouseau reaches down to pet the dog, he is viciously bitten. So he says, “I thought you said your dog did not bite?” The…
“Tell me something about your child?” ... OK, just give me a few seconds to ask my virtual assistant for some ideas. That may sound like a crazy exchange, but it’s a version of the future being sold by AI’s true believers. I love a lot about tech, but I wonder if we wouldn’t…
You may not be keeping the receipts on your retail purchases, but retailers are definitely keeping the receipts on you. Journalists have requested the dossier McDonald’s has on them, and the reports have come back at over 500 pages (more if you wanted fries with that). You may…
We don’t hear enough stories about humanity working together these days. So here’s a small example. Very small. Well, the output is often small, but the process is enormous and spread across the globe. “There are a handful of truly monumental collective achievements in our…