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National debt; AI cyberattacks; Phone bans; AI and coding jobs; Millennials vs. Boomers; Public order; California YIMBYism
May 1 • Noah Smith
Scoring the Jensen-Dwarkesh debate
Export controls are holding back Chinese AI. Should we keep them?
Apr 29 • Noah Smith
The moderately easy problem of consciousness
Before deciding if computers are self-aware, let's figure out how humans become self-aware.
Apr 27 • Noah Smith
Why shoplifting is bad
It may feel like a small act of rebellion, but it hurts a lot of people who don't deserve it.
Apr 24 • Noah Smith
Is China's soft power really rising, or is America's just crumbling?
Chinamaxxing vs. Americaminning.
Apr 22 • Noah Smith
No, America is not in a "stealth manufacturing boom"
Tariffs are canceling out the tailwinds.
Apr 21 • Noah Smith
Updated thoughts on industrial policy
Economic consensus is changing, but it has a long way to go.
Apr 20 • Noah Smith
Hasan Piker is bad for the Democrats
Republicans embraced extremist ideology and it backfired on them. Democrats shouldn't follow suit.
Apr 17 • Noah Smith
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