Education technology in India, the cons of instating a “robot tax,” and the conditions that made for the return of the Taliban.
| Americans never understood Afghanistan like the Taliban did “In the end, few Afghans believed in a government that they never felt was theirs or wished to wade through its bureaucratic red tape. They kept turning to informal and community-driven dispute resolution, and local figures they trusted. And this left the door open for the slow return of the Taliban,” explains Shadi Hamid. Read more |
| Tax not the robots Many are concerned that robots and other new technologies will lead to large-scale displacement of human workers. Is a “robot tax” the right answer? Robert Seamans discusses this in his new report, concluding that robot taxes are a misguided idea that would have negative consequences for firms, their workers, and the U.S. economy. Read more |
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