Tariffs Hurt Manufacturing
In Disentangling the Effects of the 2018-2019 Tariffs on a Globally Connected U.S. Manufacturing Sector (forthcoming) Aaron Flaaen and Justin Pierce of the Federal Reserve Board write: The...
View ArticleHow different are Trump judges?
Donald J. Trump’s presidency broke the mold in many ways, including how to think about judicial appointments. Unlike other recent presidents, Trump was open about how “his” judges could be depended on...
View ArticleA country run by schoolteachers?
One disgruntled veteran at a FF annual meeting in 2016 was heard to complain, ‘They’re all fucking schoolteachers now.’ He was partly right. In the thirtieth Dáil in 2007 there were 3 university...
View ArticleThe value of books on tractors
In addition, there were no textbooks to be found, except in libraries, where the numbers who tried to get in were so immense that readers could only access the building for one hour, according to...
View ArticleNorthern Ireland fact of the day
The NHS in Northern Ireland is the worst in the UK. During the quarter April/June 2021, over 349,000 people were waiting for a first appointment, 53 percent for over a year, an increase of 39,000 for...
View ArticleMy excellent Conversation with Tom Tugendhat
Here is the audio, video, and transcript. Here is the episode summary: Tom Tugendhat has served as a Member of Parliament since 2015, holding roles such as Security Minister and chair of the Foreign...
View ArticleMatt Yglesias on regulation and deregulation
…it’s notable that if you look at the major deregulator measures of the past four years, it mostly happened under Jimmy Carter (Natural Gas Policy Act of 1978, Airline Deregulation Act of 1978, Motor...
View ArticleThat was then, this is now…
Oil companies are conveying an unlikely message to the GOP and its presidential candidate: Spare President Biden’s signature climate law. At least the parts that benefit the oil industry. In...
View ArticleAcemoglu, Johnson and Robinson Win Nobel Prize for Institutions and Prosperity
The Nobel prize goes to Daron Acemoglu, Simon Johnson and James Robinson for their work on institutions, prosperity, and economic growth. Here is a key piece summarizing their work: Institutions as a...
View ArticleMy Conversation with Musa al-Gharbi
I am a big fan of Musa’s work, most of all his new book We Have Never Been Woke: The Cultural Contradictions of a New Elite. As for the podcast, here is the video, audio, and transcript. Here is the...
View ArticleNoah Smith on the vibe shift
My values haven’t become more conservative — my desire for a more economically egalitarian and socially tolerant society has not diminished an iota. You won’t see me bellowing “I didn’t leave my party,...
View ArticleThe Political Transformation of Corporate America, 2001-2022
This article reconciles conflicting views about the political landscape of corporate America with new data on the revealed political preferences of 97,469 corporate directors and executives at 9,005...
View ArticleWhat do panda rental contracts look like?
Administrators cannot discuss panda illness, death, disease or “any other important matters” without first consulting with their Chinese partners, whose views “shall be fully respected.” “In cases...
View Article*A Voyage Around the Queen*
I loved this Craig Brown book, although many of you won’t. A good biography typically brings a subject to life. This biography sets out to convince you that Queen Elizabeth II could never be...
View ArticleThe MR Podcast–Oil Shocks, Price Controls and War
Our second podcast on the 1970s titled Oil Shocks, Price Controls and War is now available! Here’s one bit: Tabarrok: …Sheikh Ahmed Yamani, in a famous statement, he was the oil minister for the...
View ArticleScience and politics podcast
From the Institute for Progress, here is the link, the participants were Caleb Watney, Dylan Matthews, Alexander Berger, and myself. Excerpt: Tyler Cowen: I would stress just how decentralized science...
View ArticleAfD vs. Bauhaus
By their aesthetics shall ye know them: It shaped modern industrial design and continues to inspire architects and product designers the world over, but to some on Germany’s far right, Bauhaus is...
View ArticleNew report on nuclear risk
Phil Tetlock is part of the study, from the Forecasting Research Institute. Obviously this is very importnt. From Tetlock’s email to me: “In brief, this study is the largest systematic survey of...
View ArticleMy Conversation with the excellent Christopher Kirchhoff
Here is the audio, video, and transcript. Here is the intro: Christopher Kirchhoff is an expert in emerging technology who founded the Pentagon’s Silicon Valley office. He’s led teams for President...
View ArticleMy EconEd talk on how technology is remixing the political spectrum
Here is the video, delivered in Chicago, mostly fresh material not in my other talks. Twenty-seven mimnutes or so, recommended. The post My EconEd talk on how technology is remixing the political...
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