Beckert's book, a sweeping 1,300-page history, synthesizes bits and pieces of the academic literature to recount the ...
Opinion

Editorial roundup: United States

Excerpts from recent editorials in the United States and abroad: ___ Dec. 23 The Washington Post on conservatism and free markets When American conservatives abandon free-market principles, there’s no ...
The world’s democracies cannot depend on the most powerful authoritarian state — and an increasingly aggressive one — for ...
Learn how discriminating monopolies charge different consumer prices, maximize profit through pricing strategies, and explore examples illustrating their market impact.
The rankings are eye-opening. At the top of the list is Utah, a clear “red” state; but in second is Vermont, a deep-blue state that votes for Senator Bernie Sanders. Other red states like Idaho and ...
Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...
We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. In the past, 3D printing was just something we'd see scientists do in movies. But with time, the technology has permeated, evolving enough ...
GPT-5 supports researchers across disciplines, a study found. The model doesn't rival human researchers, however. The findings don't indicate AGI is coming soon. OpenAI's recently released model, ...
The fact that OpenAI needed $660 billion across five cloud providers to avoid vendor lock-in tells you everything about NVIDIA’s pricing power problem Amazon.com Inc’s (NASDAQ:AMZN) $38 billion OpenAI ...
No one knows how much construction and demolition waste from recent Multnomah County library renovation and expansion projects was kept out of landfills, despite the county’s commitment to green ...