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Noah Smith

Economics commentator; writes the Noahpinion newsletter

The latest interviews, podcast appearances, and blog posts from Noah Smith, updated daily.

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29 days ago
Aug 24

What if our biggest problems aren’t economic?

A new social challenge for a new century.

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5 weeks ago
Aug 19

Economists should be worried about birth rates

Don’t be so quick to dismiss the threat of an aging, declining population.

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5 weeks ago
Aug 18

Where to eat in San Francisco

Part 1 of my personal recommendations.

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6 weeks ago
Aug 12

Roundup #86: Unintended consequences

The MAGA decline; The labor share decline; OPTs and American jobs; AI and Indian outsourcing; Drug users; AI and productivity; Botswana; Interracial Marriage; AI…

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6 weeks ago
Aug 11

The poverty of anti-tech thought

Some of my colleagues have been led into an intellectual cul-de-sac.

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7 weeks ago
Aug 6

Are the Democrats going to save us this time?

And if not, what do we do?

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7 weeks ago
Aug 4

The end of the age of heroes

AI will soon be better at math than any human. What does that mean?

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8 weeks ago
Jul 30

Why did South Korean stocks just crash?

The AI boom creates a lot of uncertainty.

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8 weeks ago
Jul 28

Roundup #85: Most policy is also industrial policy

Trump and science; U. S. national debt; Europe and software; America and trains; China and metal refining; Indian women…

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8 weeks ago
Jul 27

The SF Political Compass, with Sam D'amico and Noah Smith

There has been a lot of discussion of the SF housing crisis on the timeline recently so I brought on @sdamico and @Noahpinion to break down how we got here while we cooked some steaks.

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