Peter Gratton
@petergratton.bsky.social
Peter Gratton, PhD, is an editor at Investopedia, book author, and professor of philosophy. He covers political theory, technology, finance, and political economy. Views are definitely my own.
Looks great! (Too bad for to be in NYC this week, but not next.) But I thought we learned today that this is now the way to promote things?
November 10, 2025 at 1:45 AM
Looks great! (Too bad for to be in NYC this week, but not next.) But I thought we learned today that this is now the way to promote things?
This is their third story down tonight: they didn’t bury the lede; they made it the headline.
October 25, 2025 at 3:16 AM
This is their third story down tonight: they didn’t bury the lede; they made it the headline.
A board advisor on that $1T Musk Tesla pay package is out with a defense. Leave aside the various ways of repeating "Musk is a singular genius" (yawn) it ends here, which is precisely what he knows the board and Musk led a wholesale change in Delaware corporate law this year to make far harder:
October 14, 2025 at 3:30 PM
A board advisor on that $1T Musk Tesla pay package is out with a defense. Leave aside the various ways of repeating "Musk is a singular genius" (yawn) it ends here, which is precisely what he knows the board and Musk led a wholesale change in Delaware corporate law this year to make far harder:
Shot, shot, shot, chaser.
September 30, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Shot, shot, shot, chaser.
Right beneath this was a thread for this, which says a lot about where energy modernization is really happening:
September 26, 2025 at 1:14 PM
Right beneath this was a thread for this, which says a lot about where energy modernization is really happening:
Thanks — I had actually gone to google trends but it gave me this...so I was like, what is everyone talking about?
September 17, 2025 at 2:25 AM
Thanks — I had actually gone to google trends but it gave me this...so I was like, what is everyone talking about?
For those interested, this goes through the U of Chicago financial statements etc. to draw lessons about the wider changes in higher ed as UChicago cuts world famous programs. www.investopedia.com/university-f...
September 9, 2025 at 4:37 PM
For those interested, this goes through the U of Chicago financial statements etc. to draw lessons about the wider changes in higher ed as UChicago cuts world famous programs. www.investopedia.com/university-f...
Not sure of this translation, but certainly an unexpected find as the quote of the day in Kenya’s Business Daily today.
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September 5, 2025 at 7:17 AM
Not sure of this translation, but certainly an unexpected find as the quote of the day in Kenya’s Business Daily today.
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I ended up with less red, but given that I spent so much time as a full-time academic who needed to move a bunch, I've had to get myself into the headspace of moving where it might not seem ideal at first. And even in my reds, I'm like, well, maybe if I'm next door to friends I have there...
August 23, 2025 at 10:45 PM
I ended up with less red, but given that I spent so much time as a full-time academic who needed to move a bunch, I've had to get myself into the headspace of moving where it might not seem ideal at first. And even in my reds, I'm like, well, maybe if I'm next door to friends I have there...
The worst people but not the worst legal analysis.
August 19, 2025 at 10:55 PM
The worst people but not the worst legal analysis.
Speaking of data—Google’s own research shows that AI Overviews are basically a stop sign for looking further, so how would AI lead to more search?
July 25, 2025 at 6:46 AM
Speaking of data—Google’s own research shows that AI Overviews are basically a stop sign for looking further, so how would AI lead to more search?
More substantively and for another time—it could be translating to everyday parlance, but this strikes me a very rare false step for you—to be pithy, no Aristotle doesn't give an f about you or your due—since the focus is on the community and its eudaemonia.
July 10, 2025 at 1:40 PM
More substantively and for another time—it could be translating to everyday parlance, but this strikes me a very rare false step for you—to be pithy, no Aristotle doesn't give an f about you or your due—since the focus is on the community and its eudaemonia.
Seriously. But an interesting look at a real split between Thiel world and actual tech founders (which Thiel et al. pretend to be but are just VCs with better agents). What robust intellectual dialogue they've come out to support!:
July 10, 2025 at 1:30 PM
Seriously. But an interesting look at a real split between Thiel world and actual tech founders (which Thiel et al. pretend to be but are just VCs with better agents). What robust intellectual dialogue they've come out to support!:
How often have fines been meted out in previous AI uses? And just how many AIs does one firm need?:
July 10, 2025 at 4:20 AM
How often have fines been meted out in previous AI uses? And just how many AIs does one firm need?:
Update to 2022 top majors by the Census (but released today). www.census.gov/newsroom/pre...
July 9, 2025 at 8:37 PM
Update to 2022 top majors by the Census (but released today). www.census.gov/newsroom/pre...
Ok but don't skimp on the "how many millions are in a billion" part first. (this happened to be right above this)
July 8, 2025 at 10:38 AM
Ok but don't skimp on the "how many millions are in a billion" part first. (this happened to be right above this)
Sure they're going for sheer ignorance but I can list few reasons I'm not getting it at this point.
July 6, 2025 at 2:39 AM
Sure they're going for sheer ignorance but I can list few reasons I'm not getting it at this point.
“Birth-rate consultant” sounds so grifty. Could be a great researcher in training for all I know but what is the consulting angle other than “women should breed more in your area?”
June 30, 2025 at 9:38 PM
“Birth-rate consultant” sounds so grifty. Could be a great researcher in training for all I know but what is the consulting angle other than “women should breed more in your area?”
Annals of unfortunate-but-still-not-chancing-it acronyms:
June 29, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Annals of unfortunate-but-still-not-chancing-it acronyms: