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What if our biggest problems aren’t economic?
A new social challenge for a new century.
Aug 24 • Noah Smith
Are we watching the U.S. go bankrupt?
No, but there are still reasons for concern.
Aug 22 • Noah Smith
Economists should be worried about birth rates
Don’t be so quick to dismiss the threat of an aging, declining population.
Aug 19 • Noah Smith
Where to eat in San Francisco
Part 1 of my personal recommendations.
Aug 18 • Noah Smith
The end of an era for China's economy
Zhu Rongji's formula won't work anymore. But that doesn't mean Xi Jinping's will work either.
Aug 16 • Noah Smith
23 low-regret recommendations for AI policy
A guest post by Tim Fist and Saif Khan, with Tao Burga, Arthur Tellis, Ben Schifman, Jonah Weinbaum, and Olivia Scharfman
Aug 14 • Tim Fist, Saif M. Khan, Tao Burga, Arthur Tellis, Ben Schifman, Jonah Weinbaum, and O.H. Scharfman
Roundup #86: Unintended consequences
The MAGA decline; The labor share decline; OPTs and American jobs; AI and Indian outsourcing; Drug users; AI and productivity; Botswana; Interracial…
Aug 12 • Noah Smith
The poverty of anti-tech thought
Some of my colleagues have been led into an intellectual cul-de-sac.
Aug 11 • Noah Smith
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