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America's superpower is being a magnet for talent from all around the world.
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Don't say you love the anime if you haven't read the manga.Replying to @danielle_ivoryFor decades, American roads were steadily getting safer for pedestrians. But around 2009, the trend reversed. We wondered why. Most other wealthy countries haven’t seen similar increases, suggesting that smartphones don’t tell the whole story. nytimes.com/interactive/20… - IFP reposted
It was great to go on the @StreetsblogUSA @theoverheadwire podcast to talk about how we can build public transit more cost-effectively in the US! The Transit Abundance Playbook authors have 15 fixes to build transit in AmericaTalking Headways Podcast: The Transit ‘Abundance’ Playbook usa.streetsblog.org/2026/06/25/tal… via @StreetsblogUSA, @theoverheadwire, and @willpoffwebster - IFP reposted
Note to reporters covering this issue:NAR's totally fake "first time homebuyer" data put on blast
- IFP repostedArpit is trying to protect the long-term interests of NYC renters by opposing the rent freeze. I wish more people understood the economics and incentives at play here.
The Rent Guidelines Board recently voted for a two year rent freeze on NYC rent stabilized housing I was the lone dissenting vote I've written two pieces here; which highlight the challenges of a rent freeze and where to go next vitalcitynyc.org/mamdani-rent-f… cityjournal.substack.com/p/the-high-cos… - IFP repostedIt’s hard to find something economists agree on more than “rent control is a bad idea” And that’s because of empirical research results like this:
The Rent Guidelines Board recently voted for a two year rent freeze on NYC rent stabilized housing I was the lone dissenting vote I've written two pieces here; which highlight the challenges of a rent freeze and where to go next vitalcitynyc.org/mamdani-rent-f… cityjournal.substack.com/p/the-high-cos… - IFP reposted
What if we could predict scientific breakthroughs before they happen? A new paper co-authored by @kristine_willis demonstrates how we might do it. Here’s what she and her colleagues did: - Identified 21 breakthroughs that won a Nobel Prize or were otherwise clearly
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Thanks to @andrewmgerard for commissioning this piece, to @DanTurnerEvans and the team at @IFP for their super thoughtful comments while I was developing it, and to @stuartbuck1 for cross-posting:Replying to @kristine_willisToday I’m sharing a summary of that work, together with my thoughts on how we might put it into practice. I hope you'll give it a read! 4/ open.substack.com/pub/macroscien… - IFP repostedThere is no such thing in this world as a panacea, but economic growth comes closest
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Read Statecraft, get the news before it happens. statecraft.pub/p/what-trump-c…
01:07JD Vance: "I think Nixon's historical legacy is enjoying a bit of a renaissance, and deservedly so. I joked that if Watergate happened tomorrow, it would be like a 12 hours news story. The idea that it took down a presidency is crazy." - IFP reposted
And then there's the Foreign Dredge Act, which prevents the U.S. from using most modern dredges by requiring they be built by a nearly nonexistent domestic industry.
