Culture

The CFTC Wants To Replace Las Vegas

An agency built to regulate corn and crude is rushing to federalize sports betting and has already pre-judged the outcome

May 6 • John Polonis

The Last Good Billionaire?

Warren Buffett is a proof of concept, not an exception

May 2 • John Polonis

AI Needs Philosophers As Much As Coders

Sam Altman compared you to an LLM, and a philosopher would never make that mistake

Feb 23 • John Polonis

When the Argument Isn't Enough

Why I am writing a legal and political thriller

Feb 17 • John Polonis

The 3 Biggest Problems With Prediction Markets

Critiquing the messiest and maybe most fraudulent area of modern finance

Feb 13 • John Polonis

The Power of Storytelling

From Bad Bunny to Disney, storytelling may be the best skill of all

Feb 10 • John Polonis

'Common Sense' Turns 250, and We've Lost It Today

What Thomas Paine reveals about authority when legitimacy fractures

Jan 13 • John Polonis

I missed most art and culture from the 2010s

Don't let this happen to you today

Jan 7 • John Polonis

My Best Work From 2025 Across Writing and Filmmaking

I learned a valuable lesson - focus on the stories only I can tell

Dec 30, 2025 • John Polonis

From Fisherman's Food to Fine Dining

The story of bouillabaisse happens everywhere

Dec 23, 2025 • John Polonis

Why Tokyo Dominates the Restaurant World

The reason behind the quality and variety of food in Japan's biggest city

Dec 9, 2025 • John Polonis

Embracing Winter

In New York City and elsewhere

Dec 4, 2025 • John Polonis

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