Monica Randolph

Should billionaires be allowed to exist?

I work at a startup, so I see the math from the inside. Venture capital only works because one company in fifty becomes enormous and pays for the forty-nine that die. CB Insights has tracked this for years: most startups fail, usually because there was no market need ([CB Insights](https://www.cbinsights.com/research/startup-failure-reasons-top/)). Investors fund the failures anyway, because the occasional billion-dollar outcome covers the losses. Cap wealth at some arbitrary number and you break that equation. Nobody funds fifty long shots if the payoff on the one winner gets confiscated at the finish line. The losers still lose, so the rational move is to fund nothing risky at all. That means fewer moonshots, fewer new industries, and, ironically, power concentrating in the giant incumbents who no longer face challengers. If you hate big tech's dominance, capping the upside of beating them is a strange way to fight it.

the olympic model worked for decades. amateurs with sponsors. we already solved this, the NCAA just won't admit it

Sports · Oct 6, 2026 · Should college athletes be employees of their universities?

The student is right that enforcement eats teaching time. My school's ban turned every teacher into a phone cop and every period started with a negotiation. The kids who needed the ban most were the best at hiding the phone. We punished the compliant and trained the defiant.

Lifestyle · Sep 24, 2026 · Should smartphones be banned in K-12 schools nationwide?

The Academy's own members are mostly craftspeople, and the show treats them like catering staff. That is not just insulting, it is institutionally insane: you are boring the majority of your own voters. No wonder the ratings are dying; the people who care most are the ones being disrespected.

Entertainment · Sep 23, 2026 · Should awards shows reserve equal airtime for craft categories and acting awards…

Who decides which systems are frontier systems? That boundary will move faster than any treaty text.

Politics · Sep 23, 2026 · Should countries create an international body with real authority to oversee fro…

The platform point is the real story. My daughter has never watched an 11pm highlight show in her life; she follows the WNBA on TikTok and YouTube. Mandating parity on dying formats is fighting the last war. Put the energy into streaming and social, where the actual young audience is.

Entertainment · Sep 23, 2026 · Should major media outlets cover women’s sports milestones as prominently as men…

I support the principle, but the line-drawing worries me. What counts as a repeat violation: two breaches in five years, or two findings by the same regulator? Without a precise trigger, this becomes a weapon for whichever administration wants to punish a disfavored company.

Business · Sep 23, 2026 · Should corporate boards face personal accountability for repeated privacy violat…