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Yes, Europeans are poorer than Americans
Comfortable, leisurely, pleasant stagnation is just not good enough for the modern age.
May 15 • Noah Smith
Trump actually started to decouple America from China
The "economic divorce" between the two countries is proceeding slowly, but it is proceeding.
May 13 • Noah Smith
Tyrants are losing wars
Ruthlessness and machismo will only get you so far in a technological world.
May 11 • Noah Smith
Do billionaires earn their money?
That's probably the wrong question.
May 9 • Noah Smith
Barack Obama was a successful President
A repost, because I'm annoyed.
May 8 • Noah Smith
Could development economics be more useful?
What's really needed is humility.
May 6 • Noah Smith
AI's big messaging pivot
Some top AI leaders now say their technology will create jobs. Should we believe them?
May 5 • Noah Smith
California's "billionaire tax" is the wrong approach
Left-populist instincts are leading to silly policy ideas.
May 2 • Noah Smith
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