The People Fighting Technology That Could Save Thousands of Lives Automation will destroy some jobs—and create others. Reason · Jul 23
The internet isn’t just like real life, a top VC says—it is real life. For a16z, that’s not a philosophy, it’s an investment A16z’s Erik Torenberg makes a sweeping argument, but he also challenges us to reconsider our definition of “real life.” Fortune · Apr 22
The most valuable worker in the AI economy is Nurse Dana from ‘The Pitt’ Nursing has become the most structurally durable career in America. A hit TV show and a top economist help explain why. Fortune · Apr 13
40% unemployment and a 3-day work week: they're the same thing, top economist says If you really want that three-day work week you've been hearing about, you may want to reconsider your skepticism, even hatred, of AI, Alex Tabarrok says. Fortune · Apr 9
Trump and Congress Target 'Efficiency' Rules That Hobble Home Appliances Make dishwashers great again. Reason · May 16, 2025
Journal of Free Speech Law: "Freedom of the Test," by Prof. Alex Tabarrok An article from the Information as Medicine symposium. Reason · Sep 9, 2024
Matthew Yglesias: Trump isn’t touting his biggest success One sunny spring morning in May 2020, President Donald Trump stood in the White House Rose Garden and announced what would turn out to be his administration’s most striking success: Operation Warp Speed, which combined an influx of money with some trimming of bureaucracy to generate safe and effective vaccines… Tribune News Service · Feb 8, 2023
NYC and San Francisco Prioritize 'First Doses First' for Monkeypox Vaccine. Why Won't the CDC Do the Same? The CDC and FDA, when confronted with scarce vaccine supply, refuse to learn from their COVID-19 mistakes. Reason · Aug 4, 2022