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Exploring the strategic implications of artificial general intelligence (AGI).

Ideas and resources on all things permitting

Philosophy made uncommonly simple

Economics and finance in a liberal education

How policymakers get things done

Covering the power and politics of transformative AI.

Interact is a fellowship of technologists.

I am a research scientist at PSL (Institut Jean Nicod, CNRS, Paris), where I work with the Evolution and Social Cognition team.

FinRegRag is the Mercatus Center's ongoing and informal discussion of all things financial regulation.

Defending liberal democracy against authoritarianism in the U.S. and around the world.

Retired Special Forces soldier’s thoughts on defense, technology, parenting, and other things that catch my interest. Occasionally, I have guest writers on.

Insights and analysis on AI trends, developments, and research from Epoch AI.

How laws affect how technology gets built, and how technology influences laws in return.

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Analyzing AI as transformative but normal technology, not superintelligence.

A newsletter about emerging technology and the future of governance.

Exploring the intersection of politics & data with Patrick Ruffini

News, demos, and analysis from the Emerging Technology Observatory (https://eto.tech), CSET's public platform for data and insight on critical emerging tech issues.

Ideas for progress in economics, science, and technology. Subscribe for updates about Poor Charlie's Almanack and other forthcoming Stripe Press books and events.

Scribblings and prayers along the road to being reconciled with Time.

My personal Substack

Welcome to Humane Pursuits, a newsletter and podcast dedicated to reexamining core concepts of the American experiment on the 250th anniversary of its founding. (Podcast episodes start dropping in January 2026!)

Maximum Progress is a blog by Max Tabarrok on economics, science, philosophy, and progress.

Join top forecaster Peter Wildeford as he forecasts our fast paced future and discusses AI, national security, innovation, emerging technology, and the powers - real and metaphorical - that shape our world.

Experiments to Preserve Liberty in an Algorithmic World

Thinking with books, not just about them.

Exploring how people respond to innovation, past and present, to help make more makers.

Macroeconomic Policy Nexus is a newsletter that will cover the Macro Musings podcast as well as the latest developments in the monetary, financial, and fiscal policy space that interest David Beckworth.

nihil humani alienum

Trying to understand the implications of AI for work, education, and life. By Prof. Ethan Mollick

Imperfect takes with uncertain payoff

New and underrated ideas to improve the world. Visit our website: worksinprogress.co

Jeff Ding's weekly translations of writings from Chinese thinkers on China's AI landscape

Essays and analysis about elections, media, sports, poker, and all the other things I care about.

The home for all Econ Nerds content.

Essays about buildings, infrastructure, and industrial technology.

The Academy for Philosopher-Builders. Building AI for human flourishing.

Writer. Academic philosopher. Writing about philosophy, psychology, evolution, politics, artificial intelligence, and more.

Decoding China tech for global minds

Deeply researched interviews

Clear writing and clear thinking about the worlds shaping the Bay Area. New pieces every Monday.

Rambling about the books I read to anyone who will listen

George Gibbs Chair in Political Economy and Senior Research Fellow at the Mercatus Center

Creating a culture that values interdependence over autonomy

Projects that I'm working on, random rabbit holes and thoughts

Post-apocalyptic Road Trips, End of the World-building, and Interesting Times.

All views my own.

AI, Technology, history, big dumb questions broadly explored.