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Why are your groceries still so expensive?
A deep dive into a mysterious and troubling question.
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I think Bitcoin has room for one more bubble (repost)
Some fun speculation about speculation.
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At least five interesting things for the middle of your week (#21)
Saudi oil, delayed economic optimism, the EV revolution, U.S. education performance, Indian industrialization, and Chinese urbanism
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Stop saying "there is no decoupling". There is!
Decoupling will take time, and it won't look like the Iron Curtain, but it's happening.
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Vibes vs. data
It's asymmetric warfare out there.
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People are realizing that the Arsenal of Democracy is gone
Bringing it back isn't impossible, but it will be difficult.
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The U.S. must not ignore Indonesia
We have the opportunity to befriend an Asian country with a huge population, a large and growing economy, and a strategic location.
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Americans are angry about immigration
It's time to face this difficult fact, understand why it's happening, and deal with it.
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