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Social media destroyed one of America's key advantages
We used to be able to spread out. Now we're locked in with each other.
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At least five interesting things: Anything but protests edition (#65)
Government efficiency; Solar power; Data suppression; American wealth; Trade and manufacturing
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102
A bunch of thoughts and evidence on immigration
I've been writing about this for a while.
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Noah Smith
100
Immigration is not an "invasion", nor should it be
The far right and the far left both want you to think that the purpose of immigration is to overthrow America. Don't let them get away with it.
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Noah Smith
121
It's OK not to be fat
Instead of moral problems, let's think of things like obesity as technological problems.
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Noah Smith
102
Even if Trump chickens out, you should still be worried about the economy
Tariff pauses are keeping us afloat for now. But debt and interest rates are a big threat.
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Noah Smith
51
How Chinese drones could defeat America
A Ukrainian drone attack shows our extreme vulnerability.
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Noah Smith
107
It's time for Abundance to get mad
Sunny visions of the future are great. But if you want to lead the Democrats, you need to fight.
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Noah Smith
140

May 2025

The anti-economists have overreached
Before you criticize something, at least try to understand it.
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Noah Smith
170
Service costs aren't exploding anymore
Another common economic narrative that's out of date.
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Noah Smith
65
America needs its foreign students
We're messing with the engine that makes our country run.
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Noah Smith
81
The Age of Twitter is finally ending. Can Substack take its place?
Some thoughts on the future of the media.
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Noah Smith
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