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Some personal news...
Dear readers, Nearly 16 years ago, I received an email from Megan McArdle asking if I was interested in trying out for a slot writing for The…
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September 2022
Suspension of belief
The curious values of the long twentieth century: a last comment on Brad DeLong's book
Sep 29, 2022
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Sleepwalkers
Are we about to make some very costly, potentially avoidable errors? Or have I simply failed to learn from recent experience? You be the judge.
Sep 23, 2022
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The two twentieth centuries
The case against seeing the period from 1870 to 2010 as an economically coherent whole
Sep 9, 2022
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August 2022
What is Trumpism, exactly?
And why do we remain so complacent about it?
Aug 22, 2022
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Creeds of plenty
Grasping for meaning in an age of abundance
Aug 15, 2022
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Time to outgrow social media
Its little rewards aren't worth the social pain it causes; we need to adjust our behavior accordingly
Aug 7, 2022
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July 2022
Mistakes, I've made a few
On getting inflation wrong, and on trying to get the future right
Jul 31, 2022
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The end of the conservative age
After fifty years of stasis, we are called to be radical again
Jul 24, 2022
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Consumed
We have entered an era in which delayed gratification is a moral imperative
Jul 13, 2022
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June 2022
A planet on a hill
Mars, and the possibility of societal reinvention
Jun 29, 2022
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The hard things
We have to avoid the temptation to give into partisan hate if we want to save democracy and protect fundamental rights
Jun 24, 2022
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