economics

Tariffs are Dumb Enough to (Almost) Work

U.S. tariffs verge on being a badly designed value-added tax, which isn't a terrible idea, just a fairly bad one—which may lead somewhere good

Jul 29, 2025 7 min read Paul Kedrosky and Plus tiers

On Curve Steepeners, Subway Surfers, and the Polycrisis of Confidence

Jul 16, 2025 6 min read Paul Kedrosky and Plus tiers

Regime Changes: Tour de France vs the U.S. Deficit

Jul 8, 2025 10 min read Paul Kedrosky and Plus tiers

How AI & Robots are Smashing Economics, and Why It Matters

The relationship between inflation and unemployment is falling apart. Robots may be to blame.

Sep 24, 2024 7 min read paid

California's Reversing Atmospheric Rivers

In winter California is highly dependent on a few atmospheric river events. In summer these rivers reverse, and the reversing rivers are getting larger.

Jul 12, 2024 11 min read

The Many Paradoxes of William Stanley Jevons, Part I

Economist William Stanley Jevons (1835-1882) is best known today for work he did as a kind of side hustle. And that side hustle is now changing our world.

Jul 28, 2023 4 min read paid

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