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Who Is the Average Bitcoin User?

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Mar 1, 2014 Bitcoin users are overwhelmingly white, male and distrustful of the very idea of government. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

A Republican San Francisco Ahead?

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Feb 22, 2014 "If the national Republican Party stops being a home for theocrats, war-mongerers, and xenophobic white men and drifts closer to a small-government, libertarian worldview that eventually makes peace with immigration, LGBT rights and abortion, it might gain traction in affluent, secular, and largely non-white San Francisco," a contributor at The Bold Italic writes. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Is Specialization Calcifying Our Ability to Create?

BLANK Nov 7, 2013 Writer Robert Twigger argues that a world of specialization has created a world of the unimaginative, from the jobs we do to the way we do them. It’s time for a new Renaissance. Are we narrowing ourselves so much that we can no longer innovate? Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Progress Report: PayPal Founder’s College Dropouts

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Aug 10, 2012 Facebook investor and PayPal co-founder Peter Thiel gave 24 young would-be entrepreneurs a two-year $100,000 grant each to drop out of college and pursue the business plans of their dreams. One year on, financial returns are in short supply. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Greed, Politics and the Impact of Technology

Staff / Truthdig Jul 18, 2012 Two of America's hyper-rich white men met in Aspen, Colo, on Monday night to debate the impact of technology on the globe Eric Schmidt is the chairman of Google and, despite his $69 billion, is accused by his opponent, entrepreneur and Ron Paul bankroller Peter Thiel, of not being a good enough capitalist. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )