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FDI is the missing piece of Japan’s puzzle
The Trump presidency is still alive and kicking
At least five interesting things: Debunking the Debunkers edition (#73)
The AI bust scenario that no one is talking about
They need to make you hate some group
China has invented a whole new way to do innovation
America's mayors are right to support small business
I love AI. Why doesn't everyone?
The "$140,000 poverty line" is very silly
Noahpinion's 2025 Year in Review
Bad education is a terrible way to fight inequality
At least five interesting things: Future of Humanity edition (#72)
The economics theory that could have saved the Trump presidency
The future of war is the future of society
Housing is at the heart of America's economic problems
China's people are on a treadmill
I want the Japanese future back!
At least five interesting things: Smart Ideas edition (#71)
The internet wants to be fragmented
The Great World War 2 Afterparty is over
The giant basket case countries
Economic ideas for Takaichi Sanae
Bring back liberal nationalism
Trump's energy policy is incoherent and self-defeating
Should we worry about AI's circular deals?
America could win this trade war if it wanted to
At least five interesting things: No, You're Wrong edition (#70)
A Nobel for thinking about long-term growth
America's future could hinge on whether AI slightly disappoints
Can anything knock China off its mountain?
Why do people get paid to invest their money?
Network State, or a Network of States?
Book Review: "Doughnut Economics"
What if local control can actually help build housing?
Tech can fix most of our problems (if we let it)
Why every country needs to master the Electric Tech Stack
Indians and Koreans not welcome
Without free speech, America is nothing
Good cities can't exist without public order
China is quietly saving the world from climate change
The Bluesky-ization of the American left
Civil war is for idiots and losers
Are Westerners turning back into medieval peasants?
America is getting the economy we voted for
At least five interesting things: You Can't Just Do Things edition (#69)
The richest third-world country
Europe's crusade against air conditioning is insane
Moderation is good for its own sake
The U.S.-China competition is on pause
America has only one real city
Corporations aren't the reason your rent is too high
At least five interesting things: Cool research edition (#68)
Who will actually profit from the AI boom?
Did RFK just take away your cancer treatment?
What can India do to industrialize?
Will data centers crash the economy?
Why does everyone still hate the Democrats?
The only thing worse than sweatshops is no sweatshops
Xi Jinping is the main thing holding China back
Should Democrats go back to neoliberalism?
The anti-immigration backlash comes to Japan
Stop pretending you know what AI does to the economy
At least five interesting things: Bad Policy edition (#67)
Trump is enabling Chinese power
Developing countries: A follow-up
Why tariffs haven't raised inflation much (yet)
Free-market economics is working surprisingly well
At least five interesting things: It Isn't That Bad edition (#66)
The Elite Overproduction Hypothesis
We can't afford to keep cutting taxes for the rich
Jewish Americans are feeling unsettled
Would you rather have cheap energy, or stupid culture wars?
Zohran Mamdani's policies will (mostly) not bring abundance to NYC
The economic consequences of a war with Iran
China's industrial policy has an unprofitability problem
Western democracies are actually pretty good at war
Progressives take their best shot at Abundance (but it falls short)
Feeling cautiously optimistic about American democracy
Social media destroyed one of America's key advantages
At least five interesting things: Anything but protests edition (#65)
A bunch of thoughts and evidence on immigration
Immigration is not an "invasion", nor should it be
Even if Trump chickens out, you should still be worried about the economy
How Chinese drones could defeat America
It's time for Abundance to get mad
The anti-economists have overreached
Service costs aren't exploding anymore
America needs its foreign students
The Age of Twitter is finally ending. Can Substack take its place?
Memorial Day chat with Matt Yglesias
At least five interesting things: Stubborn optimism edition (#64)
White Americans as a normal minority
Is the U.S. in a "high-level equilibrium trap"?
So why *did* U.S. wages stagnate for 20 years?
America has become a laughingstock
Why has American pop culture stagnated?
At least five interesting things: Requiem for capitalism edition (#63)
The crisis of the 21st century is here
Globalization did not hollow out the American middle class
The Tech Right is not succeeding
Why do econ journalists keep making this basic mistake?
I owe the libertarians an apology
If you think Americans are mad now, just wait a few months
MAGA is a destructive force in American society
How to have friends past age 30
You are the heir to something greater than Empire
In which I review almost every episode of Black Mirror
Worst-case scenarios and endgames for the Trump economy
Will this be the Chinese Century?
The authoritarian takeover attempt is here
What would a real anti-China trade strategy look like?
This is called "capital flight"
At least five interesting things: Nightmarica edition (#62)
All the arguments for Trump's tariffs are wrong and bad
Hey Democrats: Stop fiddling while Trump burns America
Trade deficits do not make a country poorer
Tariffs: Another American act of intentional self-harm
How Brazil built a world-beating aircraft manufacturer
The latest episode of Mad King Trump
Understanding America's New Right
If and when you live in a dictatorship, how will you know?
Blue states don't build. Red states do.
At least five interesting things: Japan Trip edition (#61)
The "corporate feudalism" thing won't work
Dems need to moderate and fight
It's time to start panicking about the national debt
China is trying to kneecap Indian manufacturing
There is no utopia waiting on the other side of Trump's economy
At least five interesting things: Bananas republic edition (#60)
Trump takes a baseball bat to the U.S. economy
Is China inventing big important things?
A sovereign crypto fund is a new way to pay out regime cronies
America is ruled by gangsters now
Popular econ books: What to read, what not to read
What happens when we gut federal science funding?
How the Democrats can fight back against MAGA
Only fools think Elon is incompetent
America is being sold out by its leaders
Japan, South Korea, and Poland need nuclear weapons immediately
One big thing the legacy media gets wrong
It's time for Europe to stand up
Trump's economy is already in trouble
At least five interesting things: Chaos Blitz edition (#59)
Anti-anti-neoliberalism is also not enough
What I think DOGE is really up to
What's going to happen to Ukraine now?
Patrick Collison interview + at least five interesting things (#58)
Some simple lessons from China's big AI breakthrough
Too many Americans still fear the future
Paul Krugman and Noah Smith have a chat
Yes, reshoring American industry is possible
Trump's executive orders: Five big takeaways
Your memecoin is your slush fund
What is there left to believe in?
Why I'm long-term bullish on the Middle East
The Pettis Paradigm and the Second China Shock
At least five interesting things: Red Tape edition (#57)
Learn smart lessons from the L.A. fires, not stupid lessons
Trudeau was a poor steward of Canada's economy
Biden's tarnished industrial legacy
How do we measure whether China's economy is "ahead" of America's?