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Authority, markets, trust.
Authority, markets, trust.
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Oct 13, 2026
Richard M. Murphy
Trust Us
The companies building frontier AI want the world to accept its risks. Is it really their call?
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Oct 13, 2026
Richard M. Murphy
Understanding Payroll Taxes in 2025: What Every Employer Should Know
Trust Us
The companies building frontier AI want the world to accept its risks. Is it really their call?
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Oct 13, 2026
Richard M. Murphy
Trust Us
The companies building frontier AI want the world to accept its risks. Is it really their call?
Essay
Oct 6, 2026
Richard M. Murphy
The Right To Act
AI agents need permission to act. Companies remain responsible for the decisions they delegate.
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Oct 6, 2026
Richard M. Murphy
Understanding Payroll Taxes in 2025: What Every Employer Should Know
The Right To Act
AI agents need permission to act. Companies remain responsible for the decisions they delegate.
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Oct 6, 2026
Richard M. Murphy
The Right To Act
AI agents need permission to act. Companies remain responsible for the decisions they delegate.
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Sep 29, 2026
Richard M. Murphy
The Founder and the Proof
Great brands inherit trust. Startups have to earn it.
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Sep 29, 2026
Richard M. Murphy
Understanding Payroll Taxes in 2025: What Every Employer Should Know
The Founder and the Proof
Great brands inherit trust. Startups have to earn it.
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Sep 29, 2026
Richard M. Murphy
The Founder and the Proof
Great brands inherit trust. Startups have to earn it.
Guest Essay
Sep 22, 2026
James Goldman
Anatomy of a Scandal
The NBA’s LA Clippers investigation is a case study in building authority from evidence.
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Guest Essay
Sep 22, 2026
James Goldman
Understanding Payroll Taxes in 2025: What Every Employer Should Know
Anatomy of a Scandal
The NBA’s LA Clippers investigation is a case study in building authority from evidence.
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Guest Essay
Sep 22, 2026
James Goldman
Anatomy of a Scandal
The NBA’s LA Clippers investigation is a case study in building authority from evidence.
Essay
Sep 15, 2026
Richard M Murphy
Hollow Awareness
A market can know your name but have no reason to believe you.
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Sep 15, 2026
Richard M Murphy
Understanding Payroll Taxes in 2025: What Every Employer Should Know
Hollow Awareness
A market can know your name but have no reason to believe you.
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Sep 15, 2026
Richard M Murphy
Hollow Awareness
A market can know your name but have no reason to believe you.
Essay
Sep 8, 2026
Richard M. Murphy
Blindness and Insight
Want to change what people think? First change what they can see.
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Sep 8, 2026
Richard M. Murphy
Understanding Payroll Taxes in 2025: What Every Employer Should Know
Blindness and Insight
Want to change what people think? First change what they can see.
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Sep 8, 2026
Richard M. Murphy
Blindness and Insight
Want to change what people think? First change what they can see.
Essay
Sep 1, 2026
Richard M. Murphy
The Minister in the Machine
AI doesn’t need a mind to exercise authority. It needs an institution to grant it power—and accept responsibility for the result.
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Sep 1, 2026
Richard M. Murphy
Understanding Payroll Taxes in 2025: What Every Employer Should Know
The Minister in the Machine
AI doesn’t need a mind to exercise authority. It needs an institution to grant it power—and accept responsibility for the result.
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Sep 1, 2026
Richard M. Murphy
The Minister in the Machine
AI doesn’t need a mind to exercise authority. It needs an institution to grant it power—and accept responsibility for the result.
Essay
Aug 25, 2026
Richard M. Murphy
The Research Firm That Wasn’t
It took an entire newspaper campaign to put bat people on the moon. One guy with AI put fake polls into politics.
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Aug 25, 2026
Richard M. Murphy
Understanding Payroll Taxes in 2025: What Every Employer Should Know
The Research Firm That Wasn’t
It took an entire newspaper campaign to put bat people on the moon. One guy with AI put fake polls into politics.
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Aug 25, 2026
Richard M. Murphy
The Research Firm That Wasn’t
It took an entire newspaper campaign to put bat people on the moon. One guy with AI put fake polls into politics.
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Aug 18, 2026
Richard M. Murphy
Authority Is Your Competitive Advantage
You don’t need more content. You need a point of view the market can use.
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Aug 18, 2026
Richard M. Murphy
Understanding Payroll Taxes in 2025: What Every Employer Should Know
Authority Is Your Competitive Advantage
You don’t need more content. You need a point of view the market can use.
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Aug 18, 2026
Richard M. Murphy
Authority Is Your Competitive Advantage
You don’t need more content. You need a point of view the market can use.
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Aug 11, 2026
Richard M. Murphy
The Past Needs an Editor
Organizations must decide what to remember—and what to leave behind.
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Aug 11, 2026
Richard M. Murphy
Understanding Payroll Taxes in 2025: What Every Employer Should Know
The Past Needs an Editor
Organizations must decide what to remember—and what to leave behind.
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Aug 11, 2026
Richard M. Murphy
The Past Needs an Editor
Organizations must decide what to remember—and what to leave behind.
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Aug 4, 2026
Richard M. Murphy
How Arguments Earn Trust
Inside the hidden infrastructure of authority.
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Aug 4, 2026
Richard M. Murphy
Understanding Payroll Taxes in 2025: What Every Employer Should Know
How Arguments Earn Trust
Inside the hidden infrastructure of authority.
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Aug 4, 2026
Richard M. Murphy
How Arguments Earn Trust
Inside the hidden infrastructure of authority.
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Jul 29, 2026
Richard M. Murphy
The Machine Has Your Badge
AI agents act with delegated authority. Companies own the consequences.
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Jul 29, 2026
Richard M. Murphy
Understanding Payroll Taxes in 2025: What Every Employer Should Know
The Machine Has Your Badge
AI agents act with delegated authority. Companies own the consequences.
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Jul 29, 2026
Richard M. Murphy
The Machine Has Your Badge
AI agents act with delegated authority. Companies own the consequences.
Essay
Jul 23, 2026
Richard M. Murphy
The Return of the Author
AI scales fluency. Authors supply accountable judgment.
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Jul 23, 2026
Richard M. Murphy
Understanding Payroll Taxes in 2025: What Every Employer Should Know
The Return of the Author
AI scales fluency. Authors supply accountable judgment.
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Jul 23, 2026
Richard M. Murphy
The Return of the Author
AI scales fluency. Authors supply accountable judgment.
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Jul 14, 2026
Richard M. Murphy
The Rider and the Team
When individuals carry the authority, how does the organization capture its value?
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Jul 14, 2026
Richard M. Murphy
Understanding Payroll Taxes in 2025: What Every Employer Should Know
The Rider and the Team
When individuals carry the authority, how does the organization capture its value?
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Jul 14, 2026
Richard M. Murphy
The Rider and the Team
When individuals carry the authority, how does the organization capture its value?
Essay
Jul 8, 2026
Richard M. Murphy
The Judgment Stack
The new scarce resource is knowing what matters
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Jul 8, 2026
Richard M. Murphy
Understanding Payroll Taxes in 2025: What Every Employer Should Know
The Judgment Stack
The new scarce resource is knowing what matters
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Jul 8, 2026
Richard M. Murphy
The Judgment Stack
The new scarce resource is knowing what matters
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Jul 1, 2026
Richard M. Murphy
Valuation Follows the Frame
Before markets decide what a company is worth, they decide what kind of company it is.
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Jul 1, 2026
Richard M. Murphy
Understanding Payroll Taxes in 2025: What Every Employer Should Know
Valuation Follows the Frame
Before markets decide what a company is worth, they decide what kind of company it is.
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Jul 1, 2026
Richard M. Murphy
Valuation Follows the Frame
Before markets decide what a company is worth, they decide what kind of company it is.
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Jun 23, 2026
Richard M Murphy
Markets Don't Read Minds
How ideas travel across customers, categories, and cultures.
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Jun 23, 2026
Richard M Murphy
Understanding Payroll Taxes in 2025: What Every Employer Should Know
Markets Don't Read Minds
How ideas travel across customers, categories, and cultures.
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Jun 23, 2026
Richard M Murphy
Markets Don't Read Minds
How ideas travel across customers, categories, and cultures.
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Jun 16, 2026
Richard M Murphy
Proof Beats Positioning
The internet can fake a Bob Dylan puppy rescue. Markets still need evidence.
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Jun 16, 2026
Richard M Murphy
Understanding Payroll Taxes in 2025: What Every Employer Should Know
Proof Beats Positioning
The internet can fake a Bob Dylan puppy rescue. Markets still need evidence.
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Jun 16, 2026
Richard M Murphy
Proof Beats Positioning
The internet can fake a Bob Dylan puppy rescue. Markets still need evidence.
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Jun 9, 2026
Richard M Murphy
The Problem With Sounding Smart
When everyone sounds like an expert, markets need new ways to decide who to trust.
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Jun 9, 2026
Richard M Murphy
Understanding Payroll Taxes in 2025: What Every Employer Should Know
The Problem With Sounding Smart
When everyone sounds like an expert, markets need new ways to decide who to trust.
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Jun 9, 2026
Richard M Murphy