Recently I’ve been writing some fairly gloomy stuff, mostly related to war and international affairs. But even though I’ve been focusing on scary happenings overseas, I’m still very optimistic about ...

I still remember, twenty years ago, reading The Right Nation, by John Micklethwait and Adrian Wooldridge. Published after George W. Bush’s close victory in the presidential contest of 2004, the book ...

The core belief of the New Right, in other words, is that Western Civilization is being invaded by barbarians — people from ...

The general theme of this week’s roundup is red tape and regulation. These issues are moving to the forefront of the U.S. policy discussion — not just because of the election of Trump, but because ...

Startup investment tends to go in waves; there’s usually one or two “big things” that a lot of people are rushing to put money in. Right now it’s crypto, a little while ago it was A.I. But back in the ...

Far down the list was a line that read “New Keynesian macroeconomics deserves a Nobel”. Somehow I never got around to writing ...

An AI bust wouldn’t spell the end of AI, of course, any more than the bust of 1873 spelled the end for the railroads or for ...

A lot of people — at least, a lot of people who read this blog — know of Matt Yglesias’ book One Billion Americans. It’s good, you should read it. But not as many seem to know that it’s actually a ...

The first thing that really strikes you about Singapore is how incredibly rich it is. And you can really feel it, as soon as you step off the plane. Changi Airport tops most lists of the best airports ...

“Our nation was founded to perpetuate democratic principles. These principles are that each man is to be treated on his worth as a man without regard to the land from which his forefathers came and ...

Today’s post is about something that’s nerdy and technical, but also incredibly dangerous and terrifying. Usually, Americans can get by perfectly well without ever thinking about the intricacies of ...