ECONOMY

The least bad way to regulate AI?

That is the topic of my latest Free Press column.  Excerpt: The key is to create some basic safeguards, but…

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I DJ for Rick Rubin about music and patriotism

MUSIC EPISODE: “You think you understand patriotism, you have your hands around it–it’s the simple thing, but it turns out…

3 days ago

Why Aren’t Modernist Bridges Awful?

The public dislikes modern architecture but, generally speaking, they do not dislike modern bridges. Lists of the most awesome, most…

6 days ago

A Conservative Case for Liberal Immigration

That is the title of my latest Free Press piece, here is one excerpt: Or look at the AI revolution,…

2 weeks ago

What makes people happy?

Measuring politically sensitive attitudes in authoritarian settings is difficult because expressions of political support may reflect repression and social pressure…

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One of the better pro-natalist Lieder

One of the better pro-natalist Lieder - Marginal REVOLUTION Thank-you! You've been successfully added to the Marginal Revolution email subscription…

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Will U.S. cities face a knock-on fiscal crisis from the feds?

Federal money flows to cities in three flavors: direct transfers, indirect transfers, and what we call fiscal dark matter. Direct…

3 weeks ago

*Rome’s Age of Revolution* – Marginal REVOLUTION

The author is Tim Whitmarsh and the subtitle is Augustus, Empire and the Making of Christianity.  This is the most…

3 weeks ago

The wisdom of Eli Dourado

How do “international efforts” work? Unlike most of the signatories of the letter, I have been a State Department advisor…

4 weeks ago

The AEA presidential election – Marginal REVOLUTION

AEA is the American Economics Association, and a new president is needed, here is the candidate and likely winner: PINELOPI…

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