~marginalrevolution | Bookmarks (94)
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The Ludwig von Mises comeback - Marginal REVOLUTION
That is the subject of my latest Bloomberg column. Here is one excerpt: The Austrian economist Ludwig...
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A portrait of Portugal - Marginal REVOLUTION
…at least half of a population of ten million depend on the state in some way—35% are...
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The Culture that is Germany - Marginal REVOLUTION
FT: When it launched its fully automated stores four years ago, Germany’s regional supermarket chain Tegut...
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Zimbabwe launches new gold-backed currency - Marginal REVOLUTION
Zimbabwe has introduced a new gold-backed currency called ZiG – the name stands for “Zimbabwe Gold”....
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Your Subsidies are Undercutting My Subsidies! - Marginal REVOLUTION
NYTimes: Treasury officials say that they fear that elevated Chinese production targets are causing its firms...
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Is an African debt crisis returning? - Marginal REVOLUTION
Africa's debt crisis is back to where it was in the late 1990s, with almost one...
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My contentious Conversation with Jonathan Haidt - Marginal REVOLUTION
Here is the transcript, audio, and video. Here is the episode summary: But might technological advances...
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Build Back Key Bridge Better - Marginal REVOLUTION
The collapse of the Key Bridge is a national disaster but also an opportunity for societal...
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Guyana fact of the day - Marginal REVOLUTION
Guyana has lost a greater share of its people than any other country, with two in...
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The problems of Milei, restated - Marginal REVOLUTION
Milei wants to improve Argentina's primary balance by 5.5% of GDP quickly. Almost no IMF program...
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Be careful what you announce about your expected value maximization - Marginal REVOLUTION
Judge Kaplan: A man willing to flip a coin as to the continued existence of life...
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Another Thursday link - Marginal REVOLUTION
Scott Alexander rules against Lab Leak as most likely. Of course this is not the final...
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Is there Hope for Evidence-Based Policy? - Marginal REVOLUTION
Vital City magazine and the Niskanen Center’s Hypertext have a special issue on the prospects for...
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Daniel Kahneman, RIP... - Marginal REVOLUTION
Here is a WaPo obituary. For the curious, here is my (earlier) Conversation with Daniel Kahneman. ...
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Opening Borders - Marginal REVOLUTION
Open borders hasn’t been getting a lot of good press recently but next week Bulgaria and...
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Applying to Emergent Ventures, and how to get Britain moving again - Marginal REVOLUTION
From the TxP Progress Prize: But then Tyler asked us, twice in a row, ‘what is...
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How credible is the Milei plan? - Marginal REVOLUTION
Here is a good Substack essay by Nicolas Cachanosky, excerpt: Inflation expectations depend on what is expected...
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R.I.P. The Scottish Enlightenment 1697-2024 - Marginal REVOLUTION
The Scottish Enlightenment will die on April 1st 2024, exactly 327 years, eight months and 24...
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Pacific Heights: A Movie Ahead of Its Time - Marginal REVOLUTION
Pacific Heights is a 1990 movie starring Michael Keaton, Melanie Griffith, and Matthew Modine. Conventionally described...
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My excellent Conversation with Marilynne Robinson - Marginal REVOLUTION
Here is the audio, video, and transcript. Here is the episode summary: Marilynne Robinson is one...
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China fact of the day - Marginal REVOLUTION
The growth of China’s agricultural subsidies is incredible: now at $300bn per year, according to the...
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The El Salvador tax reform - Marginal REVOLUTION
El Salvador’s Congress approved on Tuesday a reform to remove income taxes previously imposed on money...
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Marc Andreessen and I talk AI at an a16z American Dynamism event - Marginal REVOLUTION
a16z has issued the talks from that event, and we are issuing it too, as a...
