Long past time to pull the plug on it.
Category Archives: Economics
J.D. on A.I.
Quite a bit better than the median politician speech. https://t.co/MXDOSFDV2H
— Robin Hanson (@robinhanson) February 11, 2025
[Update a few minutes later]
On the other hand…
We were so close to having this as president… https://t.co/jIUP5aeP32
— Jeff Withrow (@stl_catholic) February 11, 2025
The Handwriting On The Wall
Kevin Hassett
Could he bring fiscal sanity to the White House? He’s a good candidate for it.
Donald Trump
The libertarian president?
He sure seems like the closest thing to it we could imagine.
[Update a couple minutes later]
Donald Trump: "If elected, I promise to dope Elon Musk up with amphetamines and trenbolone and send him rampaging through the federal budget office with a blessed chainsaw forged from the souls of martyred accountants."
— Devon Eriksen (@Devon_Eriksen_) February 6, 2025
Voters: "Yay! We want specifically this thing! At once!"… https://t.co/WJcfkVNa0O
[Update a couple more minutes later]
Trump has finally taught Republicans how to fight.
[Late-morning update]
I wish he’d tells us what he really thinks.
This is an extremely articulate, forceful, and honest explanation of how the Democratic Party failed the American people. A must watch to the very end where he explains USAID. https://t.co/s79HYmxcZ6
— Bill Ackman (@BillAckman) February 6, 2025
The American Brezhnev Era
…is over.
Good riddance.
Smashing The Rice Bowls
How the elites will lash out against reform.
Onward To Mars
Recommendations for fixing NASA from Bob Zubrin (I haven’t read the whole thing yet).
Ivanpah
RIP, and good riddance. We drive past it on the way to/from Vegas. I’ve seen the thing from the air. I won’t miss it.
Your Feel-Good Thread Of The Week
Heavy rhetorical focus on diversity at today’s DNC meetings — real record scratch as Trump admin unwinds DEI programs, w Rs confident that this stuff is an electoral loser. pic.twitter.com/1JUaancxc8
— David Weigel (@daveweigel) January 31, 2025
They’ve learned nothing; they’ve forgotten nothing. Vance will get 400+ electoral votes.
And yes, got back from Orlando last night.