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February 22, 2026
Does anyone know why we're still doing tariffs?
The ridiculous policy has taken on a life of its own.
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February 20, 2026
Democratic economic policy in the age of AI
The economy is changing fast. Democrats need to be a rock in the storm.
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February 17, 2026
China is killing the fish
An environmental danger almost no one is paying attention to.
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February 16, 2026
Updated thoughts on AI risk
Things have gotten scarier since 2023.
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February 15, 2026
You Are No Longer the Smartest Type of Thing on Earth
Rapidly advancing artificial intelligence means we may end up being one of the very last generations to remember what it was like for humans to be in the driver’s seat of the universe, writes Noah ...
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February 15, 2026
How technology has already changed the world in my lifetime
A timely repost.
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February 13, 2026
You are no longer the smartest type of thing on Earth
The coming of AI means that humanity's destiny is (mostly) out of our hands.
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February 11, 2026
Roundup #77: The Fix-Everything Button
BART fare gates; AI and jobs, again; Tariffs and trade deficits; Jon Stewart vs. the economists; H-1Bs; Japan's fiscal position
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February 9, 2026
The Takaichi Era begins for real
Japan is leaving its pacifist era behind. That creates some interesting economic opportunities.
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February 7, 2026
Why America's extremes will both fail
The right narrows its coalition, while the left parasitizes its patrons
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February 5, 2026
The Fall of the Nerds
The age of humans who could think like computers is drawing to a close.
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February 3, 2026
What a liberal immigration enforcement policy might look like
Democrats need to think beyond progressive pugnacity.
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February 1, 2026
International financial anarchy
What happens after the Age of the Dollar ends?
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January 30, 2026
What if AI succeeds but OpenAI fails?
A few thoughts on the AI race.
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January 29, 2026
No, China doesn't plan 1000 years ahead
A timely repost.
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January 27, 2026
Let the Chinese cars in
There's a way to do it so that the benefits outweigh the costs.
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January 26, 2026
Roundup #76: Great Powers acting stupid
Another ICE killing; Xi's Great Purge; Russian losses; America against science; India electrifies; Leftist economics
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January 24, 2026
What happens if the world pulls its money out of America?
The more Trump makes it clear that America is not what it used to be, the more likely capital flight becomes.
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January 22, 2026
Let's save the human species!
There's probably a solution out there to fertility decline. Let's find it!
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January 20, 2026
Resistance is necessary, but it's not enough
In the face of Trump's authoritarianism, liberals need a principled movement and a plan for governance.
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January 18, 2026
Zero-sum economics keeps failing
The world is not a lump of "resources"
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January 16, 2026
Trapped in the hell of social comparison
A hypothesis about why Americans are unhappy with their economy.
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January 14, 2026
Roundup #75: Checking in on the Bad Guys
Iran; China vs. India; Russia; Leaving California; Reduced hiring; Indian development; Wind energy; Science funding
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January 13, 2026
Gangster affordability
Trump's strategy for bringing down prices might work in the short term, but the long-term costs could be very high.
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January 11, 2026
Why are federal agents gunning down Americans in the streets?
The shooting of Renee Good, like all of the ICE abuses, is symptomatic of a deeper mental illness.
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January 9, 2026
America must embrace the Electric Age, or fall behind
When it comes to technology, listen to Elon Musk.
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January 7, 2026
Welcome to Chaos World
The global order is disintegrating. What's next?
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January 4, 2026
Where does a liberal go from here?
Our movement overreached and crashed. But the fundamental ideals are still just as powerful.
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January 2, 2026
America's chip export controls are working
Don't be fooled by the people who say we should sell China everything we've got.
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December 31, 2025
At least five interesting things: Buy Local edition (#74)
Abundance and small business; Luxury housing and rent; Tariffs and the economy; Fraud; Math anxiety; Chinese robots
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