The Trump administration might exclude government expenditures from GDP. And, A crypto strategic reserve is also a questionable idea.
Alas, the trajectory of our country has changed, and not in a good way.
The role of broad based schooling in intergenerational mobility.
Don't mess up the measure of GDP for political reasons. And, GDP is far more transparent than recent critics suggest.
No longer can the U.S. be categorized as an "indispensable nation".
Temperatures began their continuous upward trajectory in the sixties.
Visualizing disparities in perceptions of government corruption around the world.
A closer look at sectoral difference in aggregate productivity growth since the forties.
How much have global economies grown in the last decade?
Some highlights as of now for the medium and long term fiscal outlook.
DOGE may not cause a recession but it's still a bad time to break things.
The U.S. now has its own self-imposed economic blockade.
A good explanation of tariffs from Doug Irwin. And, Substitution potential affects the degree to which tariffs raise prices.
Old mine shafts are being repurposed into gravity batteries.
A peer mentor program for mental health support. I've hoped that a similar approach could eventually be taken via time arbitrage.
This is one of the more difficult times to understand where we are economically headed.
Why do some people wish to dominate others?
Which immigrants do people want to "get rid of" exactly?
Even if some think good can come from it, authoritarianism is still a deal with the devil.
Culture has become a flattened shadow of what it once was.
A visual for AI adaptation in various jobs.
There's no need to mislead the public about the benefits of international exchange.
A warning from the right that Trump has gone too far.
Mark Carney's work history prior to becoming Canada's prime minister.
Unfortunately, Trumpism is reducing economies of scale for U.S. companies.
Only a small percentage of countries enjoy full democracy.
Some of the recent zero-sum politics can be attributed to international pessimism.
Another blow for housing access.
Why does the far right have such a lack of respect for Europe?
Until the mortgage crackdown is addressed, home prices and rents will continue to rise.
Transparency in official government statistics is in danger of being sidelined.
Alas, the United States is undergoing repatrimonialization.
Venice offers lessons from what was the original Doge.
China views India as an economic rival.
U.S. states are quite dependent on imports from both Canada and Mexico.
There's a good reason that China's deflation has much to do with the U.S.
The definition of GDP is an identity, not an economic theory. This is an important distinction when it comes to trade in particular.
While the economic ground may be shifting beneath our feet, it's not a given certainty.
It's probably not a good idea to suggest that market corrections are "healthy".
Polymer editing could be a game changer for future plastics use.
A visualization of population changes for the next 75 years.
Joseph Politano takes a closer look at Trump's trade war.
Global charitable activities have declined.
What the Federal Reserve's independence means in practice.
Scott Sumner highlights a recent Macro Musings podcast which specifically focuses on NGDP targeting.
Market concentration is not the problem when it comes to having competitive options.
Noah Smith reviews Abundance by Ezra Klein and Derek Thompson.
How long will the winter last?
The lack of sustainability in elite knowledge production.
Rewilding abandoned golf courses. Rewilding can also help flood-prone areas.
Could Canadian banks become financial hostages?
How important will solar power become for energy demand?
A better way forward for the U.S. is going to be anything but easy.
The institutions we rely on, have become practically impossible to make sense of.
The idea of preventing inflation by adjusting the term structure of government debt, is even more outrageous than MMT logic. It would also be quite coercive.
What will be lost if the North American trading bloc is fractured?
Which countries have the most freshwater resources?
It turns out Trump wasn't very honest on the campaign trail.
"The length of tasks AIs can do is doubling every 7 months."
Prime Minister Mark Carney for the Canada win.
Happiness levels around the world.
It has proven simpler to impose taxes on property values than land values.
State capacity: There has been too much focus on the federal government, as limited state capacity especially impacts local levels.
A (still) hopeful future for alternative home building methods. Even the Sun Belt is affected now by high home prices.
Towns are (still) creating alternative forms of money.
Attempting to "manage" trade deficits is the wrong approach.
In some respects the modern world began with reclaimed land.
Trump isn't a dictator yet. Might that change? But then again...
Friend-shoring was such a recent term, and yet already abandoned.
Algorithmic decisions? There are benefits and dangers.
Consumers don't have the same tolerance for inflation this time around.
Some now think that Western Civilization has been too empathetic for its own good.
The recent auto tariffs are essentially the largest U.S. tax increase in history.
What risks do vaccine markets face?
When a debt budgetary "zero" isn't really a zero at all. A decision will be made soon.
Social contracts aren't as straightforward as they may seem. But on a much lighter note, nothing is ever as it seems!
Removing support for the elderly and disabled, wasn't on anyone's radar. Now it remains to be seen if these issues are still state priorities.
In short: Why didn't Washington deal with the structural challenges that really mattered?
If Trump remains serious about automobile tariffs, the automotive industry in the U.S. will suffer. Especially since it was already struggling with the ongoing EV transition.
Yeah all that talk of "liberty" only goes so far.