Economics
Cheap Talk on Cheap Stuff
Imagine you woke up one day to discover that someone had invented a small, inexpensive contraption…
The Ladder of AI Escalation
Herman Kahn is probably best known as a nuclear war theorist. In his 1960 book On Thermonuclear War,…
Farmers and Manufacturers Show Guarded Optimism About…
Some farmers and manufacturers in America’s heartland are giving Donald Trump political slack to…
The Unexpected Generosity and Cost of Part D Reform
The Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) recently overhauled Medicare’s prescription drug coverage,…
Do You Even Empire, Bro?
I would like to send Peter Navarro or some other daffy representative of the Trump administration…
Does the U.S. Need a Strategic Crypto Reserve?
When the idea of a strategic bitcoin reserve was first announced, I had my share of reservations. If…
Does the U.S. Need a Strategic Crypto Reserve?
The White House hosted a gathering of cryptocurrency industry leaders last week to discuss President…
Trump Juche – The Dispatch
Imagine you owned a car company, and that company was experiencing a bit of an image problem. There…
Things Everyone Should Know About Trade Deficits
Among the most common economic justifications for tariffs today is that they’re needed to shrink a…
The Tariff (Egg) Shell Game – Michael Warren
To make a protectionist omelet, you’ve got to break a few economic eggs. If you don’t like that…
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