Recent articles
April 9, 2026
Yes, assimilation is good
Building a unified American culture isn't about bullying people; it's about living together in peace.
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April 7, 2026
I told you this would end badly
In retrospect, there were signs that Trump was not a good leader.
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April 5, 2026
Roundup #80: All AI, all the time
Growth; Biosecurity; Cybersecurity; Pseudonymity; Quant trading; AI adoption
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April 3, 2026
Salarymen, specialists, and small businesses
Some brief thoughts on the (near) future of work.
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April 1, 2026
How Japan has changed in the last 20 years
Reflections on a unique nation.
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April 1, 2026
If you're in Tokyo this Friday, come to my hanami!
An annual tradition.
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March 30, 2026
Maybe you should have bought an electric car
The Iran War is illustrating the cost of anti-EV nonsense.
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March 28, 2026
Plentiful, high-paying jobs in the age of AI
A timely repost, with some needed clarifications.
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March 26, 2026
AI has the worst sales pitch I've ever seen
"Our product will make you economically useless, and possibly kill you" is not a value proposition.
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March 25, 2026
The economic consequences of the Iran war
The U.S. is likely to get off easy, while others will bear the brunt.
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March 24, 2026
There isn't always a "long arc" of morality
Progressives should beware the idea that history will deliver them inevitable victories.
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March 22, 2026
A conversation with Claude
In which a robot and I have a fun dorm-room chat about the future of science.
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March 21, 2026
China is quietly looking weaker
Xi Jinping's paranoia, rapidly changing technology, and the limitations of China's system could cut short the Chinese Century.
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March 19, 2026
Save us, Digital Cronkite!
Social media tore our society apart. Perhaps AI can put it back together.
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March 17, 2026
Roundup #79: The revenge of macroeconomics
Ehrlich; AI and knowledge; The Strait of Hormuz; Government debt and inflation; Japanese robots; Democrats and taxes; Smartphones
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March 15, 2026
The future isn't what it used to be
Thoughts on extrapolative expectations.
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March 12, 2026
San Francisco's urban revival is in danger
If the Board of Supervisors falls to the Progressives, the old dysfunction will return.
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March 10, 2026
Are we in the foothills of World War 3?
The coalitions are hardening, and the weapons are being deployed.
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March 7, 2026
Something feels weird about this economy
Is it AI? Tariffs? The immigration crackdown?
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March 6, 2026
If AI is a weapon, why don't we regulate it like one?
Thoughts on the fight between Anthropic and the Department of War.
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March 2, 2026
Superintelligence is already here, today
It's going to revolutionize science. It also might take control of this planet.
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March 1, 2026
The shape of the multipolar world is a little clearer
A few thoughts on the new Iran war.
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February 27, 2026
Roundup #78: Roboliberalism
AI and productivity; Yuppie Fishtank Theory; Global development; American living standards; George Borjas
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February 26, 2026
Why does America feel worse than other countries? Crime.
In most ways, the U.S. is a typical rich country. Except for crime.
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February 24, 2026
The Citrini post is just a scary bedtime story
AI might take your job, but it probably won't crash the economy -- and if it does, we know how to deal with it.
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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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