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BofA says you'll be 10x more productive with AI. Ignore the 0.1% result so far

The bank sees a productivity boom and an implementation gap. Here's the argument for why it will close — and why the bubble may pop before that.

Fortune

Top economist Tyler Cowen on the biggest problem of the AI age: not mass unemployment but adjusting to a new reality

"I think for the vast majority of Americans, it will actually feel more normal, maybe happier," Cowen said. But lawyers and bankers are in for a shock.

Fortune

People are getting fake news on their phones and that’s increasing the risk of a market crash

The great smartphone panic of 2026 builds off the “dumb money” revolution of the past five years. Now viral doomerism is threatening the real economy.

Fortune

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Why the $38 trillion national debt doomed Fed independence regardless of the Trump/Powell drama, top economist says

“The reason markets didn’t react more is because we already wrecked the independence of the Fed,” said Tyler Cowen, economist and blogger extraordinaire.

Fortune

Study: Short-Form Video Isn't Rotting Your Brain

A recent meta-analysis concerning short-form video, mental health, and attention spawned a lot of tech panic. Did critics even read the study?

Reason

Young People's Mental Health Is Improving. Tech Alarmists Take Note.

Depression and anxiety are declining, adding yet more complications to the anti-smartphone and anti–social media narratives.

Reason

MAGA Asceticism

Plus: Social media surveillance from the CBP, SpaceX IPO, assisted dying in the Netherlands, and more...

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The Poverty Line Isn't a Vibe

A more robust welfare state won't change the fact that tradeoffs exist, even for relatively wealthy Americans who choose to have kids.

Reason

Artificially Inflated?

Plus: Ted Cruz eyes 2028, Nicolás Maduro imagines, and more...

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No Calamity

Plus: Mamdani wants to cut gifted programs, Tyler Cowen's AI film takes, Newsom's revenge, and more...

Reason

Why the Charlie Kirk Memorial Might Spell the End of Trump and MAGA

Speeches by the president, Stephen Miller, and Tucker Carlson will accelerate dislike of the president’s agenda.

Reason

Chris Arnade on China, Wall Street, and Walking Around the World

"I walked the entire length of the New York subway system above ground. I've always been into walking," says the author of the Chris Arnade Walks the World newsletter.

Reason

Tyler Cowen on Immigration, DOGE, and 'The Great Forgetting'

"Bad ideas have been making a comeback," the host of Conversations with Tyler tells Reason.

Reason

Tyler Cowen: Why Do We Refuse To Learn From History?

Economist Tyler Cowen on historical lessons, populism today, and the philosophical debates within libertarianism.

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Byrne Hobart: What happened to progress?

Finance and tech writer Byrne Hobart discusses how bubbles are a good thing, overcoming stagnation, and the religiosity of space exploration.

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Is Mobility More Important than Density?

Economist Tyler Cowen argues the answer is "yes." But much depends on what kind of mobility we're talking about.

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California Lawmakers Face Backlash Over Doomsday-Driven AI Bill

The bill could have unintended consequences that reach far beyond California, affecting the entire nation.

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JD Vance backs Trump's call for more political influence over the Fed

Ohioan senator JD Vance, argues monetary policy—which includes interest rates—should "fundamentally be a political decision."

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Iran's President Dies

Plus: Gridlock, baby bonuses, priests, and more...

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Not Even Artificial Intelligence Can Make Central Planning Work

Revolutionary AI technologies can't solve the 'wicked problems' facing policy makers.

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Trump's Stooges Flip

Plus: Greta Thunberg gets booted from Israeli schools, Spain gets even less serious about work, regulating skyline views, and more...

Evening Standard

OPINION - Keir Starmer promises ‘decade of national renewal’ in party conference speech

How ambitious are you? That’s a favoured question of the economist Tyler Cowen, co-author of a recent book on talent, who likes to ask it in job interviews. I suppose because both the answer and the way people come to their answer are revealing. Go on, try it on yourself.

Reason

The Demand for Political Misinformation is a Bigger Problem than the Supply—Even in the Age of AI

Economist Tyler Cowen elaborates on some of the reasons why. The root of the problem is that voters have poor incentives to become well-informed and evaluate information objectively.

The Independent UK

Quick grants from tech billionaires aim to speed up science research. But not all scientists approve

Patrick Collison, the now 34-year-old billionaire CEO of the online payments company Stripe, and economist Tyler Cowen worried scientific progress seemed to be slowing down

Fortune

Top economist Tyler Cowen's theory that explains your workers 'really are doing less': A ‘serious crisis of morale’

Your employees could be less productive because the last three years were just such a huge bummer, the influential blogger and columnist wrote.

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