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The Infantilization Economy
The Infantilization Economy
Why Making a Gigantic Nanny Machine Isn’t Changing the World
umair haque
3 days ago
The How is Not the What
The How is Not the What
When all you do is perfect your how, you can never change your what
umair haque
Apr 5
Five Tweets About the #PanamaPapers
Five Tweets About the #PanamaPapers
umair haque
Apr 4
Are Trumpists (Just) Dumb Racists?
Or, Why Economics Matters in the Rise of Demagoguery
umair haque
Mar 21
Why Everything You Know About Leadership is Wrong
Why Everything You Know About Leadership is Wrong
Most of what we think is leadership isn’t. Here’s why.
umair haque
Sep 25, 2015
Why Fascism is Rising Again (And What You Can Learn From It)
Why Fascism is Rising Again (And What You Can Learn From It)
We thought it was gone forever. We were wrong. Here’s why.
umair haque
Dec 11, 2015
(How to Survive) The Age of Rage
(How to Survive) The Age of Rage
It’s not just institutions that failed people. It’s also people that failed institutions. Here’s why.
umair haque
Jan 4
Why I’m Bored of The Age of Activism
Why I’m Bored of The Age of Activism
Leaders are just the fiercest proponents of isms, right? Wrong.
umair haque
Feb 19
The Biggest Mistake in Leadership (You’re Probably Going to Make)
The Biggest Mistake in Leadership (You’re Probably Going to Make)
Power corrupts. But so does purpose. Here’s how.
umair haque
Feb 1
Love in the Age of Hate
Love in the Age of Hate
The real extreme sport of an age of broken dreams isn’t cage fighting. It’s hate. Here’s how not to let it ruin you.
umair haque
Jan 26
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Why #Davos Matters
Why #Davos Matters
Or, a Brief History of the Global Political Economy
umair haque
Jan 21
Prosperity in the Age of Intelligent Machines
Prosperity in the Age of Intelligent Machines
Smarter isn’t wiser. Here’s how to do stuff that matters.
umair haque
Jan 8
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The Wrecknology Boom
The Wrecknology Boom
Or, how not to waste your life on stuff that doesn’t matter.
umair haque
Jan 7
Why Paul Graham’s (Not Even) Wrong About Inequality
Why Paul Graham’s (Not Even) Wrong About Inequality
Reality check. Extreme inequality isn’t good. Here’s why.
umair haque
Jan 5
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Seven Leadership Lessons for Minorities (And Everyone Else)
Seven Leadership Lessons for Minorities (And Everyone Else)
What they don’t teach at school, but probably should.
umair haque
Dec 29, 2015
The Year We All Became Terrible People
The Year We All Became Terrible People
Here’s my one and only resolution for 2016. Maybe you’ll join me.
umair haque
Dec 24, 2015
The Great Divide
The Great Divide
The big split today isn’t between Left and Right. So what is it?
umair haque
Dec 9, 2015
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