We Legalized Sports Betting. Was It Worth It?Nov 7
this isn't your dad's sports bookie — it's a 24/7 algorithmic machine built to hook young guys and turn the game itself into a sideshow. what if we just... regulated it?
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The Case for Turning Starbase Into a Special Economic Zone
a newly incorporated city on texas' southern tip could become america's portal to space — but we'll never get there under current regulations
Tomas Pueyo
Jun 2, 2025
One of the most potent ideas for actually building things in America again is to create Special Economic Zones (SEZs) — swathes of land that operate free of hostile regulation. The iconic example is Shenzhen, which China made an SEZ in 1980, stripping it of most regulation and allowing market capitalism to run free. As a result, Shenzhen became China's tech capital, a cyberpunk futurescape complete with high-speed rail and one of the world's largest ports.
In February, Tomas Pueyo proposed turning Guantanamo Bay into an American Shenzhen. Now, he's returned to explain why we should lift regulations on Starbase, the newly incorporated Texan city home to SpaceX. We could subsequently transform it into the world's first space portal metropolis — a bustling company town built around future travel to Mars, the moon, and wherever else we dare. Enjoy.
We Legalized Sports Betting. Was It Worth It?
Did Gaza Reunite Wikipedia’s Founders?Nov 6
jimmy wales and larry sanger criticize the 'gaza genocide' page for violating neutrality standards, leading to 'pandemonium' as some editors refer wales for disciplinary action
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California's Stealth Campaign to Kneecap AIOct 29
gavin newsom just signed eight bills that effectively turn ai into the most heavily regulated nascent consumer technology in modern history
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