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GDP deniers never bother learning or thinking about GDP in any depth. It is a measure of the *total* productive capacity of the economy, *including* the ability to replace capital stock depreciation. That “fake” $50,000 of GDP represents the ability for you to repair your car!

Demography is destiny And it's usually quite predictable

This encapsulates why (and how) I consider myself a techno-optimist

This applied then to Austria & Czechoslovakia, and it applies now to Ukraine & Taiwan But, what's ironic, is that it also applied to the Eastern European countries Churchill traded to Stalin towards the end of WW2 🤷🏻‍♂️

I went there. Because at this point, it's difficult to come to any other conclusion. arstechnica.com/space/2025/08/…

Americans need to prepare for the massive geopolitical ramifications of losing the race back to the Moon against China. Apollo was America’s greatest scientific and cultural achievement, and the greatest thing the country would be remembered for if it collapsed tomorrow. Now

Attracting global talent is not China’s strength—the world’s best would rather join the United States. But if America abandons openness, it will squander one of its biggest advantages and decline into a second-rate power. marginalrevolution.com/marginalrevolu…

Some of these political commentators on the right remind me of Qing-era traditionalists. They are largely unaware of the fact the world is changing rapidly and that the West must urgently adapt or risk falling behind.

Researchers cited by HHS on mRNA cuts say their work is misapplied endpoints.news/researchers-ci…

Deport the mom, execute the son

Amateur hour Highest earning minute and multiply by 525,600

When Chinese and US policy is being made by dudes with fragile egos rather than thoughtful calculations about technological dominance & economic growth

This is exactly why the US government should (a) obey the law and (b) force a sale or a shutdown

These people getting sick from raw milk are just inexperienced and not doing it right. Trick is to take your raw milk, heat it to a bit below boiling point for about 15 seconds and then decant it into a new container. Then your raw milk will be safe. This can be a bit off a faff

It seems like there is not enough of a policy response to the fact that, with 57M miles of data, Waymo’s autonomous vehicles experience 85% less serious injuries & 79% less injuries overall than cars with human drivers. 2.4 million are injured & 40k killed in US accidents a year

It's galling because I'm quite sure Meta would be happy to foot more of the bill in return for faster build out Such a deal would be a win-win-win: Meta gets more data center capacity faster, utility secures revenue, and ratepayers don't get hosed

The WSJ Editorial Board slams Trump over the “vindictive” raid on John Bolton’s home: “This is the kind of gratuitous viciousness that has increasingly defined Mr. Trump’s return to office… The real offender here is a President who seems to think he can use the powers of his