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America needs liberal nationalism back
The most successful ideology of the 20th century is still right for the 21st.
 • Noah Smith
Your future job will be to keep AI on task
The one thing humans will always be comparatively good at is knowing what we want.
 • Noah Smith
Are you tired of the Trump era yet?
Every few weeks there's a new disaster that would have sunk any other president.
 • Noah Smith
America is heading for a debtpocalypse
But if we act now, we can avert disaster.
 • Noah Smith
Roundup #82: Staring in wonder at the world
Crime; ICE raids; AI hate; Oligarchy; AI math; Small businesses; Neoliberal Claude; Slacker AGI; The Technium
 • Noah Smith
All non-drone militaries are obsolete
All warfare is drone warfare now.
 • Noah Smith and Latent.Space
Dating advice for men
Don't believe the incel stuff. Romance is very possible for regular, average men.
 • Noah Smith
Yes, Europeans are poorer than Americans
Comfortable, leisurely, pleasant stagnation is just not good enough for the modern age.
 • Noah Smith
Trump actually started to decouple America from China
The "economic divorce" between the two countries is proceeding slowly, but it is proceeding.
 • Noah Smith
Tyrants are losing wars
Ruthlessness and machismo will only get you so far in a technological world.
 • Noah Smith
Do billionaires earn their money?
That's probably the wrong question.
 • Noah Smith
Barack Obama was a successful President
A repost, because I'm annoyed.
 • Noah Smith
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