Dipduckdivedodge·Sep 7The optimal tariff myth dies hard in economists' group chatA viral Twitter thread revives a 150-year-old theory, but ignores that the empirical case for optimal tariffs requires a global supply…
Gunnar R. Fischer·Aug 26Gossip-Driven DevelopmentAn honest expression for what motivates software efforts
Gerald Maria Dekkers·Jun 27What to do about the hatred for AI?There’s a loathing of AI within the general public, it’s undeniable. What’s the answer — The AI of the people? Little AI? A name change?
Brad Roth·Apr 10Bob Park’s What’s New: April 10, 2026No, Bob Park — the physicist who wrote the What’s New newsletter for years — did not write this. Instead, I am imagining what Park would…A response icon1A response icon1
Brad Roth·Feb 16Paul Krugman on Clean EnergyHere’s a quote from economist Paul Krugman’s substack. The entire article is well worth reading.
Dawood Mamoon·Oct 28, 2025Trying to Make Sense out of American Tariffs: Nobel Laureate Paul Krugman on CNNQuest means Business, the most popular talk show at CNN finally gets the right man and that is no doubt Nobel Laureate Paul Krugman to…
Mark Orton·Jun 18, 2025External Costs, Global Warming, Forever Plastics, and Orthodox EconomicsNo sooner had I finished my earlier post, “‘Outdated and unjust’: can we reform global capitalism?”, than I came across Senator Whitehouse…
Paolo Calvi·May 31, 2025The Illusion of Stability — Why Stablecoins Are a Dangerous Echo of a Fragile PastThey promise stability but reproduce the fragility of the system that preceded them.
Mark Orton·May 26, 2025A “Decent” Federal Budget?Paul Krugman, “What a Decent Budget Would Look Like”
