4+ day, 41+ min ago   (898+ words) Just three months after US President Donald Trump returned to the White House in 2025, he launched a new trade war with China. It didn’t go well. Immediately after he announced a 34% duty on all Chinese imports, China signaled that it…...

6+ day, 51+ min ago   (917+ words) Discussions about how AI might disrupt the economy have a blind spot: they largely fail to account for the valuable activities people do outside of paid work. Statisticians call such activities “household production,” but they collect very little data about…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (1620+ words) For much of the twentieth century, the social contract around higher education was relatively simple. A young person studied hard, went to university, earned a degree and moved into a better job than someone without one. Universities provided knowledge, employers…...