Nathaniel Ward

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2020-05-25: Americans are self-organizing into mutual-aid societies to overcome the challenges posed by the …

2020-05-23: Jonah Goldberg: The culture war has become more important than the issues the culture is supposed …

2020-05-22: Ward Carroll: Not since 2008 have we seen as sharp a contrast in the digital media presence between …

2019-09-20: This is a neat subscription page. The “pay less” rate seems like a steal given the …

2019-09-17: Customer-facing payment gizmos often prompt for gratuities–even in places where tips …

2019-09-17: The New York Times reports on the Charles Koch Foundation’s push into foreign policy: When it …

2019-09-16: The current moment requires more events like Apple’s, not fewer. They’re celebrations of free …

2019-09-16: Good news for hockey fans.

2019-09-16: ‘Put those guardrails back up’ David Boaz: It would be helpful if those on the left would stop suggesting that everyone on the …

2019-09-15: It’s one thing to point out that gig economy triumphalism was overblown, that gig work isn’t for …

2019-09-15: This is a great essay from George Packer about the pathologies of modern education. Since each …

2019-09-14: Jonathan Mayer and Arvind Narayanan deconstruct Google’s disingenuous arguments on tracking …

2019-09-13: Brian Krebs tells an astonishing story about a payroll firm that “abruptly ceased operations …

2019-09-13: The premise behind this article—that with just a bit more central planning we can have our cake and …

2019-09-12: “The world’s richest regions, such as North America and Europe, are not only increasing their …

2019-09-12: The best security posture is to assume you’ve been compromised. Because you probably have.

2019-09-11: Too many firms measure their employees not by what they accomplish but by how long they spend …

2019-09-11: Salim Furth explains that zoning laws have become “too inflexible and too political,” …

2019-09-10: The most hostile words in email marketing: Please do not reply to this email. The sending email …

2019-09-10: Motorcyclists spent decades winning legal victories and respect, Mike Riggs writes in Reason, yet …

2019-09-10: “A politician … is a man who thinks of the next election; while the statesman thinks of the …

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2019-09-09: Online tracking technologies continue to evolve. Anti-tracking technologies will need to evolve to …

2019-09-08: DHH suggests abandoning subscription walls like ebook offers in favor of actually persuading people …

2019-09-08: I made some updates to the code behind NathanielWard.net: Switched to common system fonts over …

2019-09-08: What’s the value of buying from my local bookstore? Is supporting a local business worth a 160 …

2019-09-05: The future will be awesome—freer, more prosperous, and more just—if we let it. By bettering our own …

2019-09-03: Seth Godin points out there’s a difference between “online marketing” and “marketing online.” He’s …