Felix Salmon
@felixsalmon.com
Host, Slate Money. Author of THE PHOENIX ECONOMY.
If you can’t understand the sentence “Although statistical evidence suggests otherwise, these unfortunate events are happening more often” then you can’t understand today’s politics. (I am definitely in the “this breaks my brain so don’t look to me” camp.)
“Although statistical evidence suggests otherwise, these unfortunate events are happening more often,” is truly one of the funniest things to come from the slug colony in this man’s head.
January 10, 2026 at 10:21 PM
If you can’t understand the sentence “Although statistical evidence suggests otherwise, these unfortunate events are happening more often” then you can’t understand today’s politics. (I am definitely in the “this breaks my brain so don’t look to me” camp.)
I am begging @hellgatenyc.com to allow subscribers to sign in with a username and password. No one wants to wait 12 minutes for a code to arrive via email.
January 10, 2026 at 3:46 PM
I am begging @hellgatenyc.com to allow subscribers to sign in with a username and password. No one wants to wait 12 minutes for a code to arrive via email.
Wherein I attempt to kickstart a new column called Relative Value Trade: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
These Rolexes Look Identical. Why Is the Gold One $17,000 Cheaper?
Both watches are an investment, but one trades at a much higher premium to fundamentals.
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January 5, 2026 at 2:49 PM
Wherein I attempt to kickstart a new column called Relative Value Trade: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
What’s the German word meaning “the choice-regret one feels after breezing through a bunch of easy 5-point questions in Bloomberg’s Pointed quiz, knowing that the 30-pointers are going to be much more difficult”?
January 3, 2026 at 3:54 PM
What’s the German word meaning “the choice-regret one feels after breezing through a bunch of easy 5-point questions in Bloomberg’s Pointed quiz, knowing that the 30-pointers are going to be much more difficult”?
What I really want is for the iOS weather app to show me the temperature in Celsius below 10 degrees C, and then in Fahrenheit above 50 degrees F
December 28, 2025 at 11:39 AM
What I really want is for the iOS weather app to show me the temperature in Celsius below 10 degrees C, and then in Fahrenheit above 50 degrees F
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Got to go on Slate Money Talks with @felixsalmon.com to talk about my @planetmoney.bsky.social GiveWell episode and ALIMA and the post-USAID world slate.com/podcasts/sla...
Money Talks: Saving Lives Without USAID
Mary Childs learned about how places like ALIMA and Givewell are moving forward now that USAID is done.
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December 27, 2025 at 5:45 PM
Got to go on Slate Money Talks with @felixsalmon.com to talk about my @planetmoney.bsky.social GiveWell episode and ALIMA and the post-USAID world slate.com/podcasts/sla...
As @matt-levine.bsky.social heads off on a well-earned break I just want to point out the degree to which he’s changed the world.
10 years ago, the answer to “Have you seen all the other fraud indictments?” was “no”. Now, thanks almost entirely to Matt, it’s “yes!”
10 years ago, the answer to “Have you seen all the other fraud indictments?” was “no”. Now, thanks almost entirely to Matt, it’s “yes!”
December 18, 2025 at 8:56 PM
As @matt-levine.bsky.social heads off on a well-earned break I just want to point out the degree to which he’s changed the world.
10 years ago, the answer to “Have you seen all the other fraud indictments?” was “no”. Now, thanks almost entirely to Matt, it’s “yes!”
10 years ago, the answer to “Have you seen all the other fraud indictments?” was “no”. Now, thanks almost entirely to Matt, it’s “yes!”
Which bank is this
December 17, 2025 at 1:05 AM
Which bank is this
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The run that Rob Reiner went on between 1984 and 1992 is one of the most amazing hot streaks any director has ever had. Legendary stuff
December 15, 2025 at 3:31 AM
The run that Rob Reiner went on between 1984 and 1992 is one of the most amazing hot streaks any director has ever had. Legendary stuff
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The cultural impact of Rob Reiner cannot be understated. Legend isn't big enough a word. It goes to 11. You can't handle the truth. As you wish. I'll have what she's having. I'm your number one fan. You guys wanna see a dead body? The very idea of a bucket list. The West Wing.
All from his movies.
All from his movies.
December 15, 2025 at 3:51 AM
The cultural impact of Rob Reiner cannot be understated. Legend isn't big enough a word. It goes to 11. You can't handle the truth. As you wish. I'll have what she's having. I'm your number one fan. You guys wanna see a dead body? The very idea of a bucket list. The West Wing.
All from his movies.
All from his movies.
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Can't say I ever expected to see a "That Font was No Angel" headline. But here we are.
December 11, 2025 at 11:56 AM
Can't say I ever expected to see a "That Font was No Angel" headline. But here we are.
Wait did the MTA kill the Bowery J/Z station? www.nytimes.com/2025/12/03/s...
December 3, 2025 at 11:46 PM
Wait did the MTA kill the Bowery J/Z station? www.nytimes.com/2025/12/03/s...
December 2, 2025 at 11:33 PM
A 1,500-word article on the Theremin, mentioning Karen O, Aldous Harding, Erykah Badu, Radiohead, and Brian Eno, but that somehow fails to mention Olivier Messiaen: www.nytimes.com/2025/11/29/a...
The Beguiling, Misunderstood Theremin
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November 30, 2025 at 3:05 AM
A 1,500-word article on the Theremin, mentioning Karen O, Aldous Harding, Erykah Badu, Radiohead, and Brian Eno, but that somehow fails to mention Olivier Messiaen: www.nytimes.com/2025/11/29/a...
I understand the logic here BUT am psychologically incapable of following it. It’s why I always book an aisle seat, I NEED to pop up into the aisle as soon as the light goes off, no matter how far back I’m sitting. Someone explain this to me!
The Pope: don’t even think about getting up and crowding the aisle until your row is up. I love this guy.
November 29, 2025 at 3:13 PM
I understand the logic here BUT am psychologically incapable of following it. It’s why I always book an aisle seat, I NEED to pop up into the aisle as soon as the light goes off, no matter how far back I’m sitting. Someone explain this to me!
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A Very Special Slate MoneyTM: We talked to Chicago Fed president @goolsbee.bsky.social this week. You can listen here, or see our shining faces on YouTube if you prefer. slate.com/podcasts/sla...
Inside the FOMC with Austan Goolsbee
The Chicago Fed President answers all of our burning questions.
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November 28, 2025 at 5:44 PM
A Very Special Slate MoneyTM: We talked to Chicago Fed president @goolsbee.bsky.social this week. You can listen here, or see our shining faces on YouTube if you prefer. slate.com/podcasts/sla...
The 1,388-foot Cybertruck that just faceplanted into Park Avenue is actually a bank. My review of the biggest new building in Manhattan: www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...
Jamie Dimon’s $4 Billion Fortress HQ Takes On the New York Skyline
JPMorgan’s new 270 Park Avenue tower is a domineering departure from other projects by architect Norman Foster.
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November 10, 2025 at 2:52 PM
The 1,388-foot Cybertruck that just faceplanted into Park Avenue is actually a bank. My review of the biggest new building in Manhattan: www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...
There are lots of different crime rates in NYC. If you think crime will rise under Mayor Mamdani (or even if you don’t), which crime rate do you think is (a) most important; (b) most likely to rise?
November 3, 2025 at 12:35 PM
There are lots of different crime rates in NYC. If you think crime will rise under Mayor Mamdani (or even if you don’t), which crime rate do you think is (a) most important; (b) most likely to rise?
I wrote about Maurizio Cattelan’s gold toilet www.bloomberg.com/news/newslet...
Surprise! The Art World’s Most Renowned Solid-Gold Toilet Has a Duplicate
The story behind Maurizio Cattelan’s “America,” super-sized marathon training costs and more
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November 1, 2025 at 12:47 PM
I wrote about Maurizio Cattelan’s gold toilet www.bloomberg.com/news/newslet...
For Bloomberg, I wrote up an amazing trip I took in Italy in 2022. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
The Art of Being a Follower — Not a Tourist — in Italy
One great benefit of retracing the path of travelers past is finding places that are off the tourist circuit of the present.
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October 12, 2025 at 12:24 AM
For Bloomberg, I wrote up an amazing trip I took in Italy in 2022. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Baby’s first Bloomberg byline! (gift link) www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Labubus Might Be the Perfect Avatar of 2025
The question isn’t why the furry, ugly-cute toys have achieved such success, so much as why not.
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September 18, 2025 at 12:19 PM
Baby’s first Bloomberg byline! (gift link) www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
This has to be AI, right? Interesting example of the use of AI in data journalism
cc @zachseward.com
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cc @zachseward.com
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September 16, 2025 at 11:46 AM
This has to be AI, right? Interesting example of the use of AI in data journalism
cc @zachseward.com
www.wsj.com/business/air...
cc @zachseward.com
www.wsj.com/business/air...
Someone explain to me how a restaurant in Astoria can charge $32 for six oysters lifeatmars.com/dinner-menu/
September 10, 2025 at 2:25 AM
Someone explain to me how a restaurant in Astoria can charge $32 for six oysters lifeatmars.com/dinner-menu/
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enshittification | noun | when a digital platform is made worse for users, in order to increase profits
September 3, 2025 at 8:22 PM
enshittification | noun | when a digital platform is made worse for users, in order to increase profits
How lucky am I? My first ever US Open and it’s Deloitte Night!
September 3, 2025 at 12:12 AM
How lucky am I? My first ever US Open and it’s Deloitte Night!