Caleb Watney
@calebwatney
co-founder @IFP // the US is the R&D lab for the world and we should act like it
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http://ifp.org 18-01-2012 22:23:10
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“Unfortunately, Congress has thus far shied away from addressing the crucial roadblock illustrated by the Cardinal-Hickory saga: the litigation doom loop.”
Arnab Datta James Coleman slowboring.com/p/we-must-end-…
Construction Physics is a national treasure and the president should give Brian Potter a medal or czar job or something.
The Chips Act has been surprisingly successful at spurring an investment boom. My latest for the Financial Times
ft.com/content/267561…
roughly a year later and i still think about this Adam Ozimek tweet time to time. has some bearing on our politics
In 1944, Congress authorized ~$12 billion for the Manhattan Project (in today’s dollars).
But only 8 congressmen knew they were funding the bomb.
New Statecraft with reporter Catie Edmondson, on hiding big secrets from Congress.
statecraft.pub/p/how-to-hide-…
If you're 18-22 years old, consider applying for Works in Progress's summer school in August.
It features Saloni Dr Anton Howes Stuart Ritchie 🇺🇦, and others, on topics like the causes of the Industrial Revolution and the dysfunctions of modern science.
worksinprogress.news/p/apply-to-com…