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Superman Review
Im surprised by the take that “Superman isn’t obviously good”.
Jul 14 • 
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February 2025

Tariffs aren't particularly awful
They're not good, but...
Feb 3 • 
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December 2024

We don't over-spend on health care
Here's an unpopular opinion: we don't "over-spend" on health care.
Dec 17, 2024 • 
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July 2023

Why is Zach LaVine shooting fewer threes?
Zach's 3PAr has fallen two years in a row.
Jul 14, 2023 • 
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March 2023

The SVP failure
In the grand scheme of things the failure of SVB seems due to inflation.
Mar 14, 2023 • 
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Simple improvement to banking regulations
Arnold Kling looks at the failure of Silicon Valley Bank and argues for mark-to-market accounting for banks.
Mar 11, 2023 • 
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February 2023

The US used to assimilate immigrants...
... now immigrants assimilate the US.
Feb 27, 2023 • 
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November 2022

Magnetic Beliefs
I've never heard it described this way, but it's useful to think of beliefs as having a kind of bi-polar magnetism to people.
Nov 16, 2022 • 
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March 2022

Voter Rationality vs Collective Action
Where does the problem lie, and why does it matter?
Mar 24, 2022 • 
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OWS Geographic edition
Alex Tabarrok asks what options there are for applying the Operation Warp Speed concept to other issues.
Mar 23, 2022 • 
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Ukrainian War Issues
Russia didn't meet it's initial goals for winning the war, but it can still win the war.
Mar 2, 2022 • 
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