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If you think Americans are mad now, just wait a few months
Some guesses as to how long it will take the real pain to arrive.
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MAGA doesn't build
Instead of a "Fourth Turning", we got a backward-looking, destructive regime.
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How to have friends past age 30
A quick and simple guide.
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You are the heir to something greater than Empire
Our golden age lies in our future, not our past.
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The pundit's dilemma
Trumpism will deindustrialize America. That's a hard pill for some thinkers to swallow.
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In which I review almost every episode of Black Mirror
Dammit, I really need a break from economics.
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Worst-case scenarios and endgames for the Trump economy
And why Trump's attack on the Fed makes them more likely.
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Will this be the Chinese Century?
Probably yes, though that may not mean what people expect.
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The authoritarian takeover attempt is here
Sadly, we were warned.
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What would a real anti-China trade strategy look like?
How we would do things if we were serious.
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This is called "capital flight"
It usually only happens to poor countries, and it never ends well.
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At least five interesting things: Nightmarica edition (#62)
American dystopia; The assault on science; Trade war eternal; Abundance and redistribution; Fertility and the draft; AI and skills; Smartphones and…
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