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More common in the policy space is that policies that are shown to be overwhelmingly effective at improving economic conditions are viewed as taboo if even a small number of people make bad decisions with their newfound choices. Focusing on anecdotal observations reinforces the policy inertia.
February 1, 2026 at 6:18 PM
More common in the policy space is that policies that are shown to be overwhelmingly effective at improving economic conditions are viewed as taboo if even a small number of people make bad decisions with their newfound choices. Focusing on anecdotal observations reinforces the policy inertia.
It’s a good point but it’s not what happened. Today’s bad guys aren’t lashing out because they’re bored. They are old enough to have made their choices before the “end of history.” They chose greed and power.
January 24, 2026 at 11:47 AM
It’s a good point but it’s not what happened. Today’s bad guys aren’t lashing out because they’re bored. They are old enough to have made their choices before the “end of history.” They chose greed and power.
Do you not see the irony in perpetuating this dumb argument by actively engaging with randos on social media to insist that randos have some significant responsibility for what’s going on now?
January 8, 2026 at 7:36 PM
Do you not see the irony in perpetuating this dumb argument by actively engaging with randos on social media to insist that randos have some significant responsibility for what’s going on now?
Note the use of the word “us.” They are equating what comes out of their mouths with American values. Anyone who disagrees is not American.
January 2, 2026 at 9:51 PM
Note the use of the word “us.” They are equating what comes out of their mouths with American values. Anyone who disagrees is not American.
Also, guy who farts in a crowded elevator while looking you straight in the eye and smiling.
January 1, 2026 at 4:54 PM
Also, guy who farts in a crowded elevator while looking you straight in the eye and smiling.
Tokenization might help here.
December 29, 2025 at 10:58 PM
Tokenization might help here.
Maybe the problem is less that he was over his skis in 2017 than it was that too few people acknowledged his expertise on the matter at the time.
December 27, 2025 at 8:21 PM
Maybe the problem is less that he was over his skis in 2017 than it was that too few people acknowledged his expertise on the matter at the time.
Remember this in 2009? A test run of outrage. www.cnn.com/2009/POLITIC...
Many conservatives enraged over Obama school speech - CNN.com
The White House found itself on the defensive Friday over what would ordinarily be considered the most uncontroversial of events: a back-to-school speech to the nation's children.
www.cnn.com
December 17, 2025 at 10:14 PM
Remember this in 2009? A test run of outrage. www.cnn.com/2009/POLITIC...
They don’t even make a show of wanting to win the cases anymore.
December 6, 2025 at 4:09 PM
They don’t even make a show of wanting to win the cases anymore.
How does betting *resolve* differences of opinion?
December 3, 2025 at 11:47 PM
How does betting *resolve* differences of opinion?
What does the other side of this argument think, that we’ll conclude that fascism isn’t really all that bad and give up fighting?
November 17, 2025 at 2:33 PM
What does the other side of this argument think, that we’ll conclude that fascism isn’t really all that bad and give up fighting?
Yes and the more interesting topic is whether the *relative* rise in real incomes at the bottom of the distribution is likely to persist. There’s real uncertainty about the change in the inflation drivers recently vs the COVID period.
November 10, 2025 at 3:37 PM
Yes and the more interesting topic is whether the *relative* rise in real incomes at the bottom of the distribution is likely to persist. There’s real uncertainty about the change in the inflation drivers recently vs the COVID period.
If each quintile CPI basket is the same for the aggregate economy the. It won’t show then spending composition effect that corresponds to people’s experience in each quintile.
November 9, 2025 at 12:11 PM
If each quintile CPI basket is the same for the aggregate economy the. It won’t show then spending composition effect that corresponds to people’s experience in each quintile.
Does it show what people are actually spending money on quintile by quintile?
November 9, 2025 at 12:08 PM
Does it show what people are actually spending money on quintile by quintile?
Need to stop thinking in aggregate terms when discussing compositional effects. If inelastic good and service prices are rising faster than others in the inflation calc, then poor people are forced to spend less on elastic items. Their experience is worse even if real incomes appear the same.
November 9, 2025 at 12:05 PM
Need to stop thinking in aggregate terms when discussing compositional effects. If inelastic good and service prices are rising faster than others in the inflation calc, then poor people are forced to spend less on elastic items. Their experience is worse even if real incomes appear the same.
“When your task is complete return to factory settings”
November 7, 2025 at 12:21 PM
“When your task is complete return to factory settings”
And in real terms
October 19, 2025 at 3:04 PM
And in real terms
Where are the Facebook Files?
October 14, 2025 at 3:39 PM
Where are the Facebook Files?
I.e., the policy was effective and popular. Probably why it seems confusing to him.
October 14, 2025 at 10:46 AM
I.e., the policy was effective and popular. Probably why it seems confusing to him.
So how does it compare to Milan in 1924?
October 5, 2025 at 4:09 PM
So how does it compare to Milan in 1924?