The Most Important Question

2024: The Gaps and How to Close Them

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Today’s essay is my version of a 2024 preview. Unlike other previews, though, it’s less, “This is what is going to happen” and more “These are the table stakes as far as I can tell.”

I think that approach is much more helpful, but you can be the judge.

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