A tired human can be cranky. An LLM never misses lunch, never rolls its eyes, and never says, 'make it quick, mate.' That’s not consciousness. It’s consistency.
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Trump could pursue tariffs through Congress.
Instead, the administration has sought authority to impose them directly.
The courts have blocked two versions of that strategy. Yet we're already on version three.
https://newsletter.platypuseconomics.com/p/better-lawyers-worse-economics-inside
Markets create wealth. Competition makes them work.
Being pro-market isn't the same thing as being pro-business. The force that drives innovation and prosperity is the same force many businesses would rather avoid.
https://newsletter.platypuseconomics.com/p/sifting-through-the-wreckage-of-an
Wars end. Economic consequences linger.
I joined Slate's Mary Harris to unpack the hidden costs of the Iran conflict — from oil prices and inflation to the long-term damage of rising uncertainty.
https://newsletter.platypuseconomics.com/p/sifting-through-the-wreckage-of-an
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Your dad is idiosyncratic. So are we.
I don't know your dad.
But I do know that most dads appreciate a good deal.
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The courts blocked Trump's tariffs. Then they blocked the replacement.
Now we're on version three.
The lawyers got better. The economics didn't.
https://newsletter.platypuseconomics.com/p/better-lawyers-worse-economics-inside
If you're only comparing gas prices to two weeks ago, you're asking the wrong question. The real question is: where would gas prices be if this hadn't happened?
https://newsletter.platypuseconomics.com/p/sifting-through-the-wreckage-of-an
We've spent a year and a half consumed by a trade war and now a real war.
Meanwhile, the most important economic question of our time keeps getting pushed aside:
What does the AI revolution mean for our kids' futures?
My conversation with Grounded: newsletter.platypuseconomics.com/p/a-distract...
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And a presidency that favors extraction over growth
