Orbital data centers, space habitats, mining the Moon – despite taking place in space, the practices many companies are imagining will still affect the Earth.
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Glamour isn’t just for the rich and famous. As the ‘Ball Without Billionaires’ showed, the blue collar can bedazzle.
Contrary to popular belief, poetry doesn’t have to rhyme – and rhyme is not a marker of quality, or ease. Some of the world’s most famous poetry proves it.
Other billionaires who own newspapers are doing a better job, a journalism professor explains.
The richest Americans can largely avoid paying income and other taxes. A new book explains the history.
The US space agency has opened up a lunar lander contract held by Space X to competition.
As global inequality soars, President Donald Trump has recruited a bloat of fellow billionaires to help run his administration, including the world’s richest man.
Donald Trump has cited the Gilded Age era as an inspiration – but experts say it was rife with government and business corruption, social turmoil and inequality.
The editorial section of a newspaper is a way for society to have a conversation with itself. Should news outlets limit these conversations?
Until now, the glamorous spy has existed in many different forms across many different mediums. Could a new, more coherent universe be on the horizon?
The Washington Post has won an international reputation for its journalism. But recent changes are threatening its status as an icon.
“Review bombing” – where authors receive a multitude of one-star reviews intended to lower their overall rating – has become a persistent threat on Goodreads.
Among the big names investing big bucks to prolong their lives are Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, Google founders Sergei Brin and Larry Page, and Oracle’s Larry Ellison.
A pro-business National Labor Relations Board under President Trump could embolden Whole Foods and other companies to delay negotiations with unionized workers.
Even without recovering New Glenn’s reusable booster, Blue Origin has joined the ranks of commercial companies with rockets able to launch into orbit.
Having its first citizen go into space would demonstrate Nigeria’s capabilities, build expertise, and bring the benefits of space exploration and development.
Burn Book is is a witty and engaging account of the rise (and often fall) of internet companies and the often dysfunctional talents behind them, told by an exceptionally well-connected outsider.
Proponents of mining in space often point to the potential benefits for Earth and its people. But this research casts doubt on many of them.
The hefty sums many billionaires give away place them in an age-old debate about wealth and charity – and whether it’s appropriate for donors to have a say over their wealth from the grave.
A recent fascinating debate was held on the role of philanthropy in fighting climate change.
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Professor of Strategy and Security Studies, Air University
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