SF's Market Street debacle, the debate over real wages, why U.S. growth has gotten smoother, TikTok as a propaganda engine, and California homelessness

My sci-fi novel recommendations

Individual Contributors to Policy Commons · 24 December 2023 English

A repost with some updates, just in time for the holidays.

What the Solow Model can teach us about China

Individual Contributors to Policy Commons · 23 December 2023 English

Economists knew back in the 1950s that a country can't build its way to infinite wealth.

Why the U.S. steel industry is dying

Individual Contributors to Policy Commons · 22 December 2023 English

It's not because of foreign competition.

How did the U.S. achieve a soft landing?

Individual Contributors to Policy Commons · 20 December 2023 English

Four simple theories.

Six reasons chipmakers should put their fabs in Japan

Individual Contributors to Policy Commons · 19 December 2023 English

It has every resource the semiconductor industry needs.

Nations don't get rich by plundering other nations

Individual Contributors to Policy Commons · 17 December 2023 English

National wealth comes from ingenuity, hard work, good institutions, sound policy, political stability, and openness to foreign ideas and investment.

Some thoughts on where the war in Ukraine is headed

Individual Contributors to Policy Commons · 15 December 2023 English

And some perspective on what's happened already.

At least five interesting things for the middle of your week (#22)

Individual Contributors to Policy Commons · 13 December 2023 English

Test score collapse, triumph of the vibes, U.S. dependence on China, the benefits of upzoning, immigrants and jobs, and a world at war

You probably shouldn't give your money to an elite university

Individual Contributors to Policy Commons · 12 December 2023 English

Alumni contributions play an outsized role in America's class divisions.