Daniel Friedman

Will Elon Musk Take Over Twitter?

On April 14th, Elon Musk, billionaire CEO of Tesla and SpaceX, made an offer to buy Twitter. He wants to take the publicly-traded social media platform private, purchasing 100 percent of the company at $US54.20 per share, an $US8 per-share premium over the stock’s price on April 13th.

Daniel Friedman

20 Apr 2022 · 11 min read

Antiracism, Anti-Semitism, and the False Problem of Jewish Success

There’s no such thing as too many Jews among the “faces of power.”

Daniel Friedman

25 Oct 2020 · 15 min read

Is the My Little Pony Fan Community Really Full of Nazis?

White nationalists and the far-Right seemed to be ascendant in 2016 after Donald Trump won an unexpected victory in the US presidential election.

Daniel Friedman

27 Jun 2020 · 7 min read

Streaming Will Never Be as Bad as Cable

Some of these services will offer really good value to consumers, and those that don’t will quickly become irrelevant.

Daniel Friedman

23 Jan 2020 · 7 min read

Good Men Aren't Getting Harder to Find

Every year in the US, nearly 2 million students enroll in one of the nearly 4,300 degree-granting colleges and universities.

Daniel Friedman

14 Oct 2019 · 6 min read

How Free Speech Dies Online

Political speech is the most important category of speech and it is the first category of speech authoritarians will seek to constrain as they consolidate power.

Daniel Friedman

23 Jun 2019 · 14 min read

Why Elites Dislike Standardized Testing

It is absolutely true that the SAT is the reason this scandal occurred.

Daniel Friedman

13 Mar 2019 · 9 min read

The High Cost of Free College for All

College is so accessible in the United States that it’s easier to get student loans and enroll in college than it is to enlist in the armed forces.

Daniel Friedman

29 Sep 2018 · 12 min read

Nobody Should Listen to Twitter Mobs

Vox characterized the practice of dredging up tweets and trying to get people fired over them an “alt right” tactic.

Daniel Friedman

13 Aug 2018 · 8 min read

Free Speech Doesn't Protect Nazis. It Protects Us From Nazis

Free speech advocates don’t defend the speech rights of Nazis because they believe that Nazis have anything valuable to contribute to a marketplace of ideas.

Daniel Friedman

11 Jul 2018 · 7 min read

Bill de Blasio’s Plan to Displace Asians In New York's Top Schools

Just 4 percent of specialized high school students got in under this program in 2017, but de Blasio will expand this program to fill 20 percent of the seats.

Daniel Friedman

27 Jun 2018 · 11 min read

Harvard Thinks Rich People Are Better Than You

Harvard admissions officials contend that Asians have lower scores on measures of personality, including items for courage, likability, kindness and being “widely respected.

Daniel Friedman

20 Jun 2018 · 7 min read

Silence Around Test Scores Serves the Privileged

It’s true that being very smart and scoring very well on the SAT is the only way most people can have a chance of getting into an Ivy League school

Daniel Friedman

30 May 2018 · 7 min read

Will Elon Musk Take Over Twitter?

Antiracism, Anti-Semitism, and the False Problem of Jewish Success

Is the My Little Pony Fan Community Really Full of Nazis?

Streaming Will Never Be as Bad as Cable

Good Men Aren't Getting Harder to Find

How Free Speech Dies Online

What New York's Public Schools Could Learn From Stuyvesant

Why Elites Dislike Standardized Testing

The High Cost of Free College for All

Nobody Should Listen to Twitter Mobs

Free Speech Doesn't Protect Nazis. It Protects Us From Nazis

Bill de Blasio’s Plan to Displace Asians In New York's Top Schools

Harvard Thinks Rich People Are Better Than You

Silence Around Test Scores Serves the Privileged