The Diff is a daily newsletter covering inflection points in finance and technology. I aim to answer a simple question: in a few centuries, when historians reach a consensus on what was happening today, what will they believe?
I’m an award-winning journalist. I’ve covered the stuff Toronto City Council does for eight years. I was the first person to start fact-checking Mayor Rob Ford’s claim to have saved Toronto $1 billion. I track council votes so you know what…
A twice-weekly newsletter on the forces that shape college football, including history, business, politics, media, and more. Also, jokes. Twice a week, I’ll share some news and analysis about some the forces that shape college football beyond ...
We all have brains that are sometimes sweet and sometimes dumb. This is an attempt to explore my sweet dumb brain, and to hopefully glean lessons that will help you understand yours a little better.
You get access to the political cartoons I draw for King Features, articles about big league baseball from the players’ point of view (why they do what they do) and true life stories explaining why my mother had a mail slot installed in her...
I’ve been told this newsletter has been making people cry at their desks at work since 2015, so maybe you want to cry in front your coworkers. Maybe you want to read someone talking about death and failure and weird sex and small joys an…
Covers a very eclectic mix of topics, often having to do with sociotechnical transformations, but also cities, systems, hybrids, the environment, history, scifi, design, and many other ideas that matter. Feed your curiosity & make better sense of...
Data for the decentralized economy. Today, public blockchains and other crypto networks offer incredibly compelling datasets which are only beginning to be understood. We strongly...