Serious investment thinking that doesn’t take itself too seriously.
Every year, I write one navel-gazing post about what I do for a living. Past instalments include “Noah Smith’s writing advice”, “How to write a successful Substack”, “How to be...
More thoughts on a great civilization at its peak. “We are amazed, but not amused” — Stevie Wonder The 20th century had a bunch of rising powers that all reached their peaks in...
“Men don’t care what’s on TV. They only care what else is on TV.” — Jerry Seinfeld N.S. Lyons is a popular essayist in the “national conservative” tradition. His...
Underestimate a man like this at your peril. I’m writing a longer post, but it’s taking two days, so in the meantime, here is one of the more absurd statements I’ve seen...
A bold prediction, to say the least. If you looked at Europe in the mid-1600s, you would probably think something along the lines of “Wow, these guys are not going to make it.”...
He's a great economist, but he also changed how we talk about the subject. Don’t worry, Paul Krugman is still alive. But he’s retiring as a New York Times columnist, after...