Pre-Christmas half-price sale!
Snuggle up by the fire in your old sweater and read some Noahpinion.
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The Great World War 2 Afterparty is over
My father’s father was a bombardier in Europe in World War 2. Around Christmas in 2002, I asked him to tell me everything he remembered about the war. I had always had great reverence for my grandparents’ generation, and growing up I pestered them for as many of their stories as they could tell me. But the war, and especially combat itself, had been the one thing I avoided asking about directly; instead, it simply loomed silently in the background, defining and giving meaning to everything.
America's future could hinge on whether AI slightly disappoints
A burning question that’s on a lot of people’s minds right now is: Why is the U.S. economy still holding up? The manufacturing industry is hurting badly from Trump’s tariffs, the payroll numbers are looking weak, and consumer sentiment is at Great Recession levels:
Are Westerners turning back into medieval peasants?
Advanced civilizations sometimes really do throw it all away. I recommend reading the book Lost Enlightenment, which is about how the golden age of Islamic science and scholarship and literature gave way to centuries of religious fundamentalism and backwardness. During the Ming and Qing dynasties, China
Will data centers crash the economy?
The U.S. economic data for the last few months is looking decidedly meh. The latest employment numbers were so bad that Trump actually fired the head of the Bureau of Labor Statistics, accusing her of manipulating the numbers to make him look bad. But there’s one huge bright spot amid the gloom: an incredible AI data center building boom.
Anyway, thanks so much to everyone for reading, whether you’re a paid subscriber or not! I’ll do my very best to keep providing you with content that’s both informative and entertaining. Have a great holiday season, and hang in there!
