The Intelligence Revolution: Live Longer, Work Smarter… Then What?

April 29, 2026 • Addison Wiggin

The Intelligence Revolution: Live Longer, Work Smarter… Then What? A conversation with Zoltan Istvan

The Intelligence Revolution: Live Longer, Work Smarter… Then What?
The Intelligence Revolution: Live Longer, Work Smarter... Then What? A conversation with Zoltan Istvan
AI has the technology hype of 1999 and the capital intensity of 1929 — but the real risk may be hiding in the financing behind the boom.

Treasurys have been battered for years, but their sky-high yields may finally be giving contrarian investors a reason to buy the dip.

After lagging other parts of the tech space this year, the big names are getting love from investors globally...

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Legacy of the Grey Swan, The Middle Years, Part II

Behind every successful investment thesis is a healthy dose of skepticism and a willingness to ask uncomfortable questions.


Fed Governors Stick Their Collective Heads in the Sand

As the wheels start to come off the AI trade, central bankers are seeing no sign of an economic slowdown right now.


Bitcoin’s Breakout
Bitcoin’s Breakout

September 23, 2026 • Addison Wiggin

Crunch Time for Oil
Crunch Time for Oil

September 22, 2026 • Addison Wiggin

Global oil reserves are being drained to keep prices contained, but this trend could create a massive supply problem if the crisis drags on.

The Importance of Being Greenland
The Importance of Being Greenland

September 21, 2026 • Addison Wiggin

Trump’s Greenland deal could open the door to a new wave of Western investment in the Arctic’s massive critical-mineral reserves.

A Witches Brew of Midterm Market Mayhem
A Witches Brew of Midterm Market Mayhem

September 18, 2026 • Addison Wiggin

This is why it’s time to hedge your retirement bets before the midterm sell-off… and prepare for the after-rally.

The Contrarian Case for Gold as Yields Rise

September 17, 2026 • Addison Wiggin

Heightened global demand, geopolitical chaos and the debasement trade are overpowering the textbook “higher rates are bad for gold” argument.


Another Critical Element In Danger

September 16, 2026 • Addison Wiggin

The AI boom depends on more than chips and data centers, and a helium shortage could add another constraint to the technology buildout…


A New Contender For Trade of the Decade

September 15, 2026 • Addison Wiggin

With the market obsession over AI, a contrarian trade is lurking in another beat-down, misunderstood, hated asset class.

A Golden Opportunity In Health Care
A Golden Opportunity In Health Care

September 14, 2026 • Addison Wiggin

The next phase of the AI revolution could reward companies using AI to improve everything from drug discovery to back-office operations…

Housing Shortage? Hardly.
Housing Shortage? Hardly.

September 11, 2026 • Addison Wiggin

The dollar may be losing purchasing power, but housing prices aren’t getting the memo because buyers can’t afford the financing…

Bessent’s Three-Part Gambit
Bessent’s Three-Part Gambit

September 10, 2026 • Addison Wiggin

Bessent lost round one with the bond vigilantes, but he could take another route involving the world’s most heavily shorted major currency…

The Sapporo Strategy
The Sapporo Strategy

September 9, 2026 • Addison Wiggin

Like the development of AI applications, the Sapporo model relies on allied capacity rather than on a single state-directed machine…

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