From my email: Hi folks, appreciate the discussion of the piece here, as ever. I just wanted to chime in…
When I was young, the South Korean model was generally lumped in with places like Taiwan, Singapore and Hong Kong…
Here is the audio, video, and transcript. Here is the episode summary: Bob Spitz has written major biographies of the…
Recent advances in autonomous and semi-autonomous vehicle technologies promise substantial cost savings for goods shipped by truck. In this study,…
The share of the global population living in extreme poverty fell dramatically from an estimated 36% in 1990 to 9%…
I listened to your recent conversation with Arthur C. Brooks and found myself struggling with his core premise. His framing…
Michael Pettis frequently claims that, by running large surpluses, China is forcing “the demand-suppressing cost of their policies onto their trading partners.”…
When the world goes looking for shelter during an oil war, the destinations are predictable: the dollar, gold, short-term Treasuries.…
A tenth of a percentage point of extra productivity growth — well within the range of plausible near-term AI effects…
As AI sweeps into white-collar workplaces, old-timey hands-on jobs are getting a new look—and some of those professions even have…