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Is the U.S. in a "high-level equilibrium trap"?
When countries start fearing the future, they stagnate.
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So why *did* U.S. wages stagnate for 20 years?
There are a few theories, but none of them really satisfies.
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America has become a laughingstock
This is no longer a serious country.
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Why has American pop culture stagnated?
Predictably, my theories are all technological and economic.
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At least five interesting things: Requiem for capitalism edition (#63)
Buffett's secret sauce; Trump's price controls; More bad Abundance critiques; The software employment bust; British productivity
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The crisis of the 21st century is here
Slipping a little bit closer toward a world of war.
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Globalization did not hollow out the American middle class
The protectionist narrative is more myth than fact.
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Thoughts on Sinofuturism
What does it mean for China to be "the future"? And what does that future look like?
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The Tech Right is not succeeding
Technologists once again prove ham-handed when it comes to politics.
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Why do econ journalists keep making this basic mistake?
Imports don't subtract from GDP. Stop saying they do!
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Welcome to The Future
This time it arrived right on schedule.
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April 2025

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