Noahpinion Economics and other interesting stuff
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The way we treat pigs is a sinby Noah Smith on May 31, 2026The practice of "crating" is torture, plain and simple. Voters want to end it, but Congress might not let them.
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America needs liberal nationalism backby Noah Smith on May 29, 2026The most successful ideology of the 20th century is still right for the 21st.
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Your future job will be to keep AI on taskby Noah Smith on May 27, 2026The one thing humans will always be comparatively good at is knowing what we want.
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Are you tired of the Trump era yet?by Noah Smith on May 25, 2026Every few weeks there's a new disaster that would have sunk any other president.
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America is heading for a debtpocalypseby Noah Smith on May 23, 2026But if we act now, we can avert disaster.
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Roundup #82: Staring in wonder at the worldby Noah Smith on May 21, 2026Crime; ICE raids; AI hate; Oligarchy; AI math; Small businesses; Neoliberal Claude; Slacker AGI; The Technium
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All non-drone militaries are obsoleteby Noah Smith on May 19, 2026All warfare is drone warfare now.
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Dating advice for menby Noah Smith on May 17, 2026Don't believe the incel stuff. Romance is very possible for regular, average men.
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Yes, Europeans are poorer than Americansby Noah Smith on May 15, 2026Comfortable, leisurely, pleasant stagnation is just not good enough for the modern age.
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Trump actually started to decouple America from Chinaby Noah Smith on May 13, 2026The "economic divorce" between the two countries is proceeding slowly, but it is proceeding.
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Tyrants are losing warsby Noah Smith on May 11, 2026Ruthlessness and machismo will only get you so far in a technological world.
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Do billionaires earn their money?by Noah Smith on May 9, 2026That's probably the wrong question.
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Barack Obama was a successful Presidentby Noah Smith on May 8, 2026A repost, because I'm annoyed.
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Could development economics be more useful?by Noah Smith on May 6, 2026What's really needed is humility.
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AI's big messaging pivotby Noah Smith on May 5, 2026Some top AI leaders now say their technology will create jobs. Should we believe them?
