What if everyone is wrong about what AI does?

Both critics and supporters seem to think AI is a "human remover". What if they're both wrong? | Continue reading


@noahpinion.blog | 2 months ago

Let us pause to appreciate the remarkable U.S. economy

It really doesn't get much better than this, folks. | Continue reading


@noahpinion.blog | 2 months ago

Let's evaluate Kamala Harris' entire economic policy program!

Fun!! | Continue reading


@noahpinion.blog | 2 months ago

Make-work is not the future of work

The working class needs automation and upskilling, not luddism. | Continue reading


@noahpinion.blog | 2 months ago

At least five interesting things to start your week (#50)

Permitting reform; industrial policy progress; China stimulus/bailouts; men and politics; wokeness; tariffs; a bad union demand | Continue reading


@noahpinion.blog | 2 months ago

Once again: Imports do not subtract from GDP

I've explained it before, and I'll keep explaining it until the world understands. | Continue reading


@noahpinion.blog | 2 months ago

Strategies to secure America's supply chains

A guest post by Yann Calvó López and Ben Golub. | Continue reading


@noahpinion.blog | 2 months ago

America's supply chains are a disaster waiting to happen

A guest post by Yann Calvó López and Ben Golub. | Continue reading


@noahpinion.blog | 2 months ago

Let go of the nuclear retrofuture. | Continue reading


@noahpinion.blog | 2 months ago

Let go of the nuclear retrofuture

Fission power is great, but we invented something even greater. | Continue reading


@noahpinion.blog | 2 months ago

How will you save small midwestern towns without mass immigration?

What really happens when a "flood of migrants" gets "dumped" on a small heartland town. | Continue reading


@noahpinion.blog | 3 months ago

At least five interesting things for your weekend (#49)

Degrowth, real and imagined; 90s taxes; China's banks; CHIPS Act bureaucrats; YIMBY education; the slacker era | Continue reading


@noahpinion.blog | 3 months ago

The dark vision of America

Persecuting groups of people to score political points is not OK. | Continue reading


@noahpinion.blog | 3 months ago

Four thoughts on Eurosclerosis

Europe is losing the productivity race. Can it get back in the game? | Continue reading


@noahpinion.blog | 3 months ago

Harris needs to be Pennsylvania fracking's biggest champion

Biden already boosted fracking. Harris needs to promise more of the same. | Continue reading


@noahpinion.blog | 3 months ago

Xi Jinping vs. macroeconomics

Macro will not be mocked, sir. | Continue reading


@noahpinion.blog | 3 months ago

At least five interesting things for your weekend (#48)

Information war; Chinese VC; land reform; India's garment industry; degrowth research; Trump vs. Harris on deficits; good news | Continue reading


@noahpinion.blog | 3 months ago

Yes, Haitians are good enough to be Americans

Why do I even have to type that sentence? | Continue reading


@noahpinion.blog | 3 months ago

Six ideas for Poland

Poland is a developed country. But it can still get richer. | Continue reading


@noahpinion.blog | 3 months ago

The U.S. needs to pay more attention to electronic warfare

A guest post by Steven Glinert. | Continue reading


@noahpinion.blog | 3 months ago

Unrealized gains taxes are a pointless hassle

There are much better ways to tax the rich. We don't need this one. | Continue reading


@noahpinion.blog | 3 months ago

Why Can't the U.S. Build Ships?

A guest post by Brian Potter of Construction Physics. | Continue reading


@noahpinion.blog | 3 months ago

How do you deal with real, actual Nazis?

They come back every few decades, spreading the same old lies. | Continue reading


@noahpinion.blog | 3 months ago

Biden did stuff, and it looks like it's working so far

Only one President has taken actual concrete steps to address U.S. industrial weakness vis-a-vis China. | Continue reading


@noahpinion.blog | 3 months ago

Progressives need to learn to take the W

Outrage is only one motivation for change, and it comes with a cost. | Continue reading


@noahpinion.blog | 3 months ago

Sizing up the New Axis

A repost, more relevant than ever. | Continue reading


@noahpinion.blog | 3 months ago

Anti-neoliberalism is not enough

Bashing this bogeyman is no substitute for a new policy program that works. | Continue reading


@noahpinion.blog | 3 months ago

Book review: "Ender's Game"

It's not a nerd revenge fantasy, but a cautionary tale. | Continue reading


@noahpinion.blog | 3 months ago

At least five interesting things to start your week (#47)

Germany's mistakes; U.S. political parties; the VC winter; austerity; science and politics; TikTok propaganda; desalination | Continue reading


@noahpinion.blog | 3 months ago

Why you should not ignore economists

They aren't always right, but they almost always have something important to add. | Continue reading


@noahpinion.blog | 3 months ago

What's up with those revised job numbers?

Government data revisions can be scary, but they actually aren't that hard to understand. | Continue reading


@noahpinion.blog | 4 months ago

A data-driven case for productivity optimism

A guest post by Brian Albrecht of Economic Forces. | Continue reading


@noahpinion.blog | 4 months ago

The Democrats embraced patriotism after all

One party is actively trying to leave the 2010s behind. The other is doubling down. | Continue reading


@noahpinion.blog | 4 months ago

Harris has the right idea on housing

It has to be managed as both a consumer good and as an asset class. | Continue reading


@noahpinion.blog | 4 months ago

At least five interesting things for your weekend (#46)

Morning in America; Trump's bad vibes; Japan's chip industry; Biden and abundance; native-born employment; redistribution; transit costs | Continue reading


@noahpinion.blog | 4 months ago

Harris makes a big mistake by embracing price controls

Don't turn to the dark side of progressive economics. | Continue reading


@noahpinion.blog | 4 months ago

Mass deportation would accomplish nothing

Trump's signature policy would frighten Americans without improving the immigration situation. | Continue reading


@noahpinion.blog | 4 months ago

New Industrialist Roundup 2024

What people are writing about rebuilding America. | Continue reading


@noahpinion.blog | 4 months ago

Some thoughts on the future of the tech industry

The internet is mostly complete. Where does tech go from here? | Continue reading


@noahpinion.blog | 4 months ago

How tariffs on China could help the world

Looking for the silver lining in a messy policy. | Continue reading


@noahpinion.blog | 4 months ago

The Democrats' new sunny vibes

Suddenly, the country has an opportunity to leave the madness of the 2010s behind. | Continue reading


@noahpinion.blog | 4 months ago

The U.S. economy is not crashing

But even so, it's probably time for the Fed to start cutting rates. | Continue reading


@noahpinion.blog | 4 months ago

At least five interesting things for your weekend (#45)

Intel; Canada's economy; infrastructure and state capacity; East Asian development; race in America; corrupt nonprofits | Continue reading


@noahpinion.blog | 4 months ago

Why America fell behind in drones, and how to catch up again

A guest post by Cat Orman and Jason Lu | Continue reading


@noahpinion.blog | 4 months ago

How Maduro and Chavez wrecked Venezuela's economy

What *not* to do when you're in charge of a country. | Continue reading


@noahpinion.blog | 4 months ago

Who's "weird"?

A campaign insult offers a window into American society in the 2020s. | Continue reading


@noahpinion.blog | 4 months ago

Why did the U.S. miss the battery revolution?

We were early to the party on every other technological revolution, but we missed this one. | Continue reading


@noahpinion.blog | 4 months ago

The new progressive economics: some constructive criticism

We need a progressive approach to economics that doesn't depend on a deficiency of aggregate demand. | Continue reading


@noahpinion.blog | 4 months ago