Commentary
Ideas and insights on pressing issues facing the business world.
By Chase GarbarinoMay 15, 2026
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EnvironmentChina dominates the minerals that power AI. But one company claims there’s enough supply on the ocean floor to last for hundreds of years
By Jake AngeloMay 15, 2026
EconomyDemand for longer-term U.S. debt gets weaker as one shock after another stokes fear that high inflation is here to stay
By Jason MaMay 15, 2026
By Nick LichtenbergMay 15, 2026
EconomyDominoes are steadily falling in the path of the rate cuts Trump wants to see from Kevin Warsh
By Eleanor PringleMay 15, 2026
SuccessBefore ‘Star Wars’ made him a multimillionaire, Harrison Ford struggled to make ends meet—so he spent 15 years working a trades side-gig
By Preston ForeMay 15, 2026
NewslettersJenn Hyman reflects on the highs and lows of running Rent the Runway for almost two decades
By Emma HinchliffeMay 15, 2026
CommentaryI’m a Berkshire Hathaway investor and I was wrong about Greg Abel. Here’s why he’s a better fit than Buffett right now
By Vitaliy KatsenelsonMay 14, 2026
CommentaryThe deficit just grew by $955 billion in 7 months. It’s time for a constitutional fix to control the budget
By Steve H. Hanke and David M. WalkerMay 14, 2026
CommentaryFor 250 years, America didn’t just invent the future—it built it. That connection is breaking. Here’s how to restore it
By Eric Kutcher, Shubham Singhal, Olivia White and Scott BlackburnMay 13, 2026
By Zach LloydMay 13, 2026
CommentaryTed Turner built the original infinite scroll. The attention economy is running on his playbook
By Nick LichtenbergMay 12, 2026
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By Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic, Tami Rosen and Darko LovricMay 12, 2026
CommentaryI helped build the Pentagon’s AI transformation. Corporate America is making every mistake we almost made
By Drew CukorMay 11, 2026
CommentaryAmerica’s true innovation advantage: we don’t just invent technologies — we reinvent how innovation works
By David H. HsuMay 11, 2026
By Victor NianMay 10, 2026
CommentaryTrump thinks he’s flying to Beijing with leverage. China spent 6 years making sure he doesn’t have any
By Steve H. HankeMay 10, 2026
By Joaquin DuatoMay 9, 2026
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CommentaryYour trusted advocate or your rebellious Frankenstein: how you deploy agentic AI determines which one you get
By Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Stephen Henriques, Yevheniia Podurets and Jasmine GarryMay 7, 2026
CommentaryI litigated the JetBlue-Spirit merger. A few thoughts on the future of antitrust in the airline industry
By James "Jimmy" MooreMay 7, 2026
By David Bronner, Michael Bronner and Ryan GellertMay 7, 2026
By Anis UzzamanMay 6, 2026
CommentaryThe U.S. leads in 14 of 18 industries shaping the future economy — but the lead isn’t guaranteed
By Kevin Russell, Chris Bradley and Kweilin EllingrudMay 6, 2026
CommentaryEQ training is failing leaders in the AI era. Here’s the brain science concept that can replace it
By David RockMay 6, 2026
CommentaryTeachers union chief: Melania Trump’s robot reveals what this administration really thinks of children
By Randi WeingartenMay 6, 2026
CommentaryFormer Comptroller: the cost of living has risen 106% since 2001. Government inflation data doesn’t show it
By Gene LudwigMay 6, 2026
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