Why Sam Bankman-Fried’s deluded world-view matters
His utilitarianism reflects the culture of Silicon Valley, which wields great power over how we relate to one another.
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His utilitarianism reflects the culture of Silicon Valley, which wields great power over how we relate to one another.
ByThe author of the 20th century’s most influential history book anticipates the coming world order.
ByBrussels’ embrace of protectionism is a problem for those who yearn for closer ties with Europe.
ByThe big prize in politics will be won by the leader who breaks with the existing order.
ByEconomic and social marginalisation is pushing voters towards the AfD.
ByThe Italian prime minister’s windfall tax isn’t quite as radical as it appears.
ByWith war in Ukraine and China’s Belt and Road project faltering, the era of open commerce is over. Who will…
ByEurope’s politics have stalled. In an age of crisis, the EU needs a new generation of far-sighted leaders.
ByEurope has proved far more adept at building walls than the former US president was.
ByUntil the European Union undergoes deep structural change, the door will remain shut.
ByThe political fallout from the reimposition of the EU’s fiscal rules will be toxic.
ByThe founders of AI are divided over what’s next.
ByThe EU has slept through the digital revolution. The UK can capitalise on this, if it prioritises data over diplomacy.
ByInvestors continue to charge a “moron premium” for the UK’s economic mismanagement.
ByTo survive in a modern, digital world, the German economy requires not a green transition but a full-scale revolution.
ByClimate change is disrupting the food systems we rely on – and the free market offers no solutions.
ByThe spectacular blooming, then rapid wilting, of Germany’s Greens is a warning for progressives everywhere.
ByJoe Biden’s Inflation Reduction Act is laudable, but decades of decline cannot be reversed in a single presidential term.
ByThis time, inflation is the battleground.
ByLed by hawks in the Biden administration, liberal democracies are stumbling into a commercial cold war with Beijing.
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