Orbit Policy's Deep Dives

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The Depoliticization of Change
We need theories of power more than we need more evidence or toolkits.
Jun 8 • Tom Goldsmith

May 2026

Pharmacy Dispensing Fees Point To A Rigged Economy
Big firms are more productive, but that is only good if those benefits are passed on
May 22 • Tom Goldsmith
A Potemkin Village of an Ecosystem
Reflections on "Braiding Sweetgrass"
May 15 • Tom Goldsmith
The Reaganite Federal Policy Agenda
An agenda designed by the financial elite, for the financial elite.
May 6 • Tom Goldsmith
Friday Thoughts
Algorithmic Pricing and Quick Conference Reflections
May 1 • Tom Goldsmith

April 2026

The Politics of Innovation
Fear vs Care
Apr 17 • Tom Goldsmith
Friday Thoughts
Happy Friday!
Apr 10 • Tom Goldsmith
On Sovereignty and Control
Thoughts on the federal government's sovereign policy push
Apr 1 • Tom Goldsmith

March 2026

Friday Thoughts
AI, work, and the internet
Mar 27 • Tom Goldsmith
Innovation's Demands on State Capacity
Innovation has a cumulative impact on governments making cuts even more ludicrous
Mar 25 • Tom Goldsmith
The Flattening of Time and Space
Why geography, place, and tangibles matter.
Mar 13 • Tom Goldsmith
AI for Good? No. AI for War.
Competing paths for the future
Mar 11 • Tom Goldsmith
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