What will more intelligence actually do for us?
A lot, actually. But it won't look quite like what humans do with our intelligence.
Economics
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Recent essays
30 of 53We asked too much of the American university
Our one remaining functional institution is going downhill.
Who was the worst monster of the 20th century?
And who is the worst monster of the 21st?
The UK is a cautionary tale for the U.S.
Learning from Britain's missteps doesn't mean looking down on them.
America's political economy is pretty bleak right now
We can get some good things done, but major efforts will be difficult with our divided politics.
Book Review: "Power and Progress"
A timely repost.
Why I didn't sign the "We Must Act Now" statement (yet)
I'd like to know exactly what the actions are.
The American suburbs are better than you think
They're not my personal cup of tea, but there are good reasons people like them.
I have never been working class
Unlike some American elites, I actually understand this fact.
MAGA's attack on science is even worse than it looks
The engine that powered history's greatest nation is in danger.
JD Vance's crusade against GDP is wrong and bad
Making Americans poorer won't make our society better.
No, China did not manage to avoid a crash
But there are still things we can learn from how they manage their macroeconomy.
The American age was the human age
Reflections on 250 years.
Stop screeching about immigration, and get smart about it
The culture war is making it impossible for us to deal with declining population.
Roundup #84: Bears on bikes
Vibecession (or not); AI depolarization; Existential AI risk; Millennials vs. Boomers; Deindustrialization; Russian oil revenue; GLP-1s; AI and jobs
Will AI make companies outsource more, or less?
Maybe both.
Europe's resistance to AC is driving it insane
A timely repost, with some updates.
The Democrats have their own MAGA now
The shape of America's new Left is becoming clearer.
China is winning the other tech race
They understand the importance of the electric revolution. America, so far, does not.
Pizza wheels are bad, Japanese toilets are great
So why do Americans use the former and not the latter?
What defines Japan's national identity?
A guest post by Hiroko Yoda.
Does anything I write matter anymore?
Punditry in the age of populism, AI, and monetization.
Iran is Trump's Katrina
Thoughts on the fallout from the Iran debacle.
Will China, Inc. be zombified?
A question surprisingly few people are asking.
Degrowth would make Europeans into "Europoors"
Why Europe must grow.
Are you finally ready to admit it's the phones?
We didn't evolve to live our lives as terminals of a digital hive-mind.
Insurers aren't the main villain of the U.S. health care system
A repost from the Noahpinion archive.
Roundup #83: I told you so!
Piketty gets wacky; Tokenmaxxing fails; Trump, drones, and Ukraine; Tariffs on China, again; India's growth; Borjas again
Why Europe should put up trade barriers against Chinese goods
There are benefits far beyond protectionism.
I'm kind of over the whole "Anti-monopoly" movement
The struggle against excessive corporate power needs better standard-bearers.