Rachel Premack

Rachel Premack

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Editorial Director, FreightWaves; covers trucking, freight markets, and supply chain economics.

Join Our NYC Freight Mogging Happy Hour Tonight
SocialMay 3, 2026

Join Our NYC Freight Mogging Happy Hour Tonight

who among you are brave enough to come to the NYC Freight Mogging Happy Hour hosted by me and Reed

By Rachel Premack
US Mint Illegally Uses Foreign Gold Despite Bipartisan Bans
SocialApr 27, 2026

US Mint Illegally Uses Foreign Gold Despite Bipartisan Bans

“Every year, the United States Mint sells more than $1B of investment-grade gold coins. Each is stamped with an icon like the bald eagle, signifying the government’s guarantee, required by law, that the gold is 100% American. “Congress in 1985 prohibited...

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Remember when Odd Lots Tickets Were Free?
SocialApr 23, 2026

Remember when Odd Lots Tickets Were Free?

I’m old enough to remember when Odd Lots event tickets were free for Terminal subscribers

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Norway's High Unionization Undermines Paul Graham's Claim
SocialApr 17, 2026

Norway's High Unionization Undermines Paul Graham's Claim

79% of public-sector/38% of private-sector workers in Norway are unionized, so I am unclear what @paulg is trying to argue here https://t.co/I8Uqhz91Mx

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Spending Soars, Supplies Dwindle in LA Schools
SocialApr 15, 2026

Spending Soars, Supplies Dwindle in LA Schools

Bizarre situation brewing in LA public schools, as reported by WSJ today Teachers and parents say schools regularly run out of cleaning supplies and toilet paper But per-student spending rose from $11.7k to $29.3k since 2014 — about 5x the rate of...

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Looking for Beginner-Friendly High‑Status Vulnerability Recommendations
SocialApr 12, 2026

Looking for Beginner-Friendly High‑Status Vulnerability Recommendations

What’s a good high status vulnerability for someone just getting into high status vulnerabilities https://t.co/clyMBT4YLd

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Youth's Vanishing Safety Net Fuels Ultra‑Individualist, High‑Agency Risks
SocialApr 1, 2026

Youth's Vanishing Safety Net Fuels Ultra‑Individualist, High‑Agency Risks

Young people worldwide increasingly do not believe they have a social safety net; instead of blaming external circumstances, it's driving ultra-individualism and "high agency" behavior that could be seen as either entrepreneurial or delusional (@sophiehaigney in the NYT, my 2018 @verge article...

By Rachel Premack
Four‑Week Hormuz Closure Halts Critical Petrochemical Shipments
SocialMar 31, 2026

Four‑Week Hormuz Closure Halts Critical Petrochemical Shipments

I can’t believe the Strait of Hormuz has been closed for four weeks. It seems like so much longer than that. Scarcely do I remember the last time petrochemicals, urea, helium and other fundamental components could safely transit to key...

By Rachel Premack
Parenting Has Become Needlessly Complex for Kids
SocialMar 13, 2026

Parenting Has Become Needlessly Complex for Kids

It is now clear to me that we have, in fact, made parenting too complicated. No 7 y/o needs to go to London and have a conversation about municipal finance https://t.co/xMjSYZUzRE

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