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Does The West Rule?
“this does not help your cause” - guy who hates you and your cause
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New Substack post: about the mysterious case of The West and Western Values as a concept being invoked by an alliance of MAGA, the craziest people in Europe, East Asia (?), and the most embarassing political parties in Latin America
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February 4, 2026 at 12:43 PM
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Crazy story: A bank analyst published a report showing Kalshi users lose money even faster than sports gamblers, so Kalshi first tried to pressure the data provider to change their data and then accused them and the analyst of conspiring to extort them when that doesn’t work.
February 4, 2026 at 1:44 PM
Crazy story: A bank analyst published a report showing Kalshi users lose money even faster than sports gamblers, so Kalshi first tried to pressure the data provider to change their data and then accused them and the analyst of conspiring to extort them when that doesn’t work.
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This is well done, and speaks directly to my main complaint about criticisms of concern about inequality.
“Questions about zero-sum assumptions, taxes & transfers, etc. truly have no bearing on the best arguments from the past. This is precisely why I think these old thinkers are still worth our time when pondering the potential dangers of excessive inequality.” www.liberalcurrents.com/is-it-all-ju...
Is It All Just Envy?
The sides of the inequality debate continue to talk past one another, as Don Boudreaux's recent criticisms demonstrate.
www.liberalcurrents.com
February 4, 2026 at 3:05 PM
This is well done, and speaks directly to my main complaint about criticisms of concern about inequality.
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"Jeff Bezos, the billionaire owner of The Washington Post, and Will Lewis, the publisher he appointed at the end of 2023, are embarking on the latest step of their plan to kill everything that makes the paper special." www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
The Murder of The Washington Post
Today’s layoffs are the latest attempt to kill what makes the paper special.
www.theatlantic.com
February 4, 2026 at 3:35 PM
"Jeff Bezos, the billionaire owner of The Washington Post, and Will Lewis, the publisher he appointed at the end of 2023, are embarking on the latest step of their plan to kill everything that makes the paper special." www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
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It is worse than this, I think. Bezos would be eminently capable of getting good value for the paper in a way that would leave his personal wealth intact. He is disfiguring it because he believes owning it, and doing *this,* best serves his interests.
Jeff Bezos destroyed the Washington Post because he couldn't admit that he didn't know how to run a newspaper, and also because he felt entitled to turn it into his personal plaything. Both are functions of his ego, his greed, his heedlessness, and his insecurity. What a dark day.
February 4, 2026 at 3:39 PM
It is worse than this, I think. Bezos would be eminently capable of getting good value for the paper in a way that would leave his personal wealth intact. He is disfiguring it because he believes owning it, and doing *this,* best serves his interests.
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thinking of housing shortage in terms if raw numbers of homes is just stupid, because homes aren’t fungible. scatter 40 million new homes across the tundra of Alaska and you’ll do nothing to address housing miseries. build a neighborhood 50,000 people are excited to live in and you’ll do a lot more.
Why nobody really knows the scale of the U.S. housing crisis
Experts say the U.S. needs an additional 2 million to 20 million homes to fix the shortfall, underscoring the challenge of meeting the nation’s housing needs.
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February 4, 2026 at 1:49 PM
thinking of housing shortage in terms if raw numbers of homes is just stupid, because homes aren’t fungible. scatter 40 million new homes across the tundra of Alaska and you’ll do nothing to address housing miseries. build a neighborhood 50,000 people are excited to live in and you’ll do a lot more.
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I was among the layoffs at The Washington Post today. It has been an absolute dream to be a small part of this incredible team. Covering the Caps has been an honor; being a beat writer is an all-consuming thing that I love deeply. I hope I’ll get to continue that in whatever is next
February 4, 2026 at 2:19 PM
I was among the layoffs at The Washington Post today. It has been an absolute dream to be a small part of this incredible team. Covering the Caps has been an honor; being a beat writer is an all-consuming thing that I love deeply. I hope I’ll get to continue that in whatever is next
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I personally do not think some rich man should be able to buy an institution like this like a toy and then break it when he doesn’t want to play with it anymore. bsky.app/profile/benm...
New: Washington Post Executive Editor Matt Murray and HR Chief Wayne Connell tell employees to stay home for a zoom webinar ahead of “significant actions across the company.” Widely expected layoffs are scheduled to begin today.
February 4, 2026 at 11:53 AM
I personally do not think some rich man should be able to buy an institution like this like a toy and then break it when he doesn’t want to play with it anymore. bsky.app/profile/benm...
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“The case against Kavanaugh was the case against the culture of Georgetown Prep, of fraternities at elite colleges, of the entire social world that produced the entire conservative elite.” thebaffler.com/salvos/teena...
February 4, 2026 at 12:28 PM
“The case against Kavanaugh was the case against the culture of Georgetown Prep, of fraternities at elite colleges, of the entire social world that produced the entire conservative elite.” thebaffler.com/salvos/teena...
the fact that wapo is closing every single part of the newspaper that attracts readers in order to focus on vertical short form video and opinion columns makes it very clear that the bezos takeover isn't about business. it's not even about propaganda. it's about showing off his power and clout
February 4, 2026 at 2:16 PM
the fact that wapo is closing every single part of the newspaper that attracts readers in order to focus on vertical short form video and opinion columns makes it very clear that the bezos takeover isn't about business. it's not even about propaganda. it's about showing off his power and clout
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Bezos fucked the paper and instead of fixing it he’s destroying it despite the fact that he could spend the money to make things right without even noticing its absence.
February 4, 2026 at 11:54 AM
Bezos fucked the paper and instead of fixing it he’s destroying it despite the fact that he could spend the money to make things right without even noticing its absence.
le reveillezment oscur
February 4, 2026 at 2:10 PM
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Can you imagine being the software engineers, engineering managers, product managers, designers, QA testers, and devops that built and run this? Cashing out your palantir equity for "deportation targets"? Accomplices and ghouls, all of them
January 15, 2026 at 3:01 PM
Can you imagine being the software engineers, engineering managers, product managers, designers, QA testers, and devops that built and run this? Cashing out your palantir equity for "deportation targets"? Accomplices and ghouls, all of them
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Thank you Intertax for this special issue on the billionaire tax I have proposed, with lots of sharp and insightful contributions to the debate
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INTERTAX: Special Issue on Zucman's Billionaire Tax • TaxProf Blog
INTERTAX has released a special issue on Gabriel Zucman’s “billionaire tax” proposal (volume 54, issue 1). From U.S. institutions, contributors include Jayati Ghosh (U. Mass., Econ.), Dan Shaviro (NYU...
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February 4, 2026 at 1:54 PM
Thank you Intertax for this special issue on the billionaire tax I have proposed, with lots of sharp and insightful contributions to the debate
taxprofblog.aals.org/2026/01/31/i...
taxprofblog.aals.org/2026/01/31/i...
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Tech is a culture
Can you imagine being the software engineers, engineering managers, product managers, designers, QA testers, and devops that built and run this? Cashing out your palantir equity for "deportation targets"? Accomplices and ghouls, all of them
January 15, 2026 at 3:33 PM
Tech is a culture
the woke are destroying french culture, the government now thinks pedophilia is bad
February 4, 2026 at 2:03 PM
the woke are destroying french culture, the government now thinks pedophilia is bad
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Winds in the east, mist coming in, / Like somethin’ is brewin’ and bout to begin. / Can’t put me finger on what lies in store, / But I fear what’s to happen all happened before.
February 4, 2026 at 1:42 PM
Winds in the east, mist coming in, / Like somethin’ is brewin’ and bout to begin. / Can’t put me finger on what lies in store, / But I fear what’s to happen all happened before.
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In an interview with NPR, Melinda French Gates confirmed that she ended her marriage with Bill Gates because of allegations contained in the Epstein files.
February 3, 2026 at 5:38 PM
In an interview with NPR, Melinda French Gates confirmed that she ended her marriage with Bill Gates because of allegations contained in the Epstein files.
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¿Puede recuperarse la economía de Venezuela?
www.cgdev.org/blog/cgd-pod...
Grabé una conversación con Dany Bahar y Liliana Rojas-Suarez sobre este tema. ¡Ahora la transcripción está disponible en español!
www.cgdev.org/blog/cgd-pod...
Grabé una conversación con Dany Bahar y Liliana Rojas-Suarez sobre este tema. ¡Ahora la transcripción está disponible en español!
February 3, 2026 at 8:07 PM
¿Puede recuperarse la economía de Venezuela?
www.cgdev.org/blog/cgd-pod...
Grabé una conversación con Dany Bahar y Liliana Rojas-Suarez sobre este tema. ¡Ahora la transcripción está disponible en español!
www.cgdev.org/blog/cgd-pod...
Grabé una conversación con Dany Bahar y Liliana Rojas-Suarez sobre este tema. ¡Ahora la transcripción está disponible en español!
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The fundamental thrust of totalitarianism is that the government dictates terms of how every aspect of every organization, as well as your own life, operates. The Soviet Union, the Nazis, the modern PRC, all have commissars in every org to ensure they follow the government political line.
Breaking news: The Pentagon issued a warning to Scouting America, formerly known as the Boy Scouts, saying the organization risks losing its long-standing partnership with the U.S. military unless it rapidly implements “core value reforms.”
Pentagon warns Scouts to restore ‘core values’ or lose military support
The relationship dates back decades, but Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has criticized the organization for allowing girls to join and changing its name from Boy Scouts.
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February 3, 2026 at 5:54 PM
The fundamental thrust of totalitarianism is that the government dictates terms of how every aspect of every organization, as well as your own life, operates. The Soviet Union, the Nazis, the modern PRC, all have commissars in every org to ensure they follow the government political line.
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I'm worried that the broader public isn't really understanding the Epstein Files. The problem isn't that everyone in the files is a secret pedophile, it's that all the people are corresponding with him because they *don't care that he's a pedophile*. It's a story of elite impunity.
You can look at the Epstein files and conclude that only bad people have billions of dollars, but I think it’s also possible that having billions of dollars cauterizes your humanity
February 3, 2026 at 7:26 PM
I'm worried that the broader public isn't really understanding the Epstein Files. The problem isn't that everyone in the files is a secret pedophile, it's that all the people are corresponding with him because they *don't care that he's a pedophile*. It's a story of elite impunity.
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Using 200 years of patent data to describe the rise of the US innovation machine. Innovation drivers are R&D, education, and defense spending, from Antonin Bergeaud, Ruveyda Nur Gozen, and John Van Reenen www.nber.org/papers/w34760
February 3, 2026 at 8:00 PM
Using 200 years of patent data to describe the rise of the US innovation machine. Innovation drivers are R&D, education, and defense spending, from Antonin Bergeaud, Ruveyda Nur Gozen, and John Van Reenen www.nber.org/papers/w34760