Noah Smith

1 week ago | open.substack.com | Noah Smith

Most discussions that I see about China these days are about U.S.-China competition, or the question of whether China’s economy will reign supreme (my answer: Probably, yes, because it’s really big). But there’s another strain of discourse that’s kind of interesting, which is whether China is the Country of the Future, in terms of technology and urbanism.

1 week ago | vevioz.com | Noah Smith

In-House Insurance Policy Management Services: An OverviewAdvantages of Keeping It In-House:Full Control and Visibility:Internal teams allow complete oversight of workflow, task allocation, and compliance protocols. Agencies that value hands-on management often favor this model. Familiarity with Internal Processes:In-house staff understand the company’s culture, clients, and systems intimately, leading to potentially smoother communication and fewer handover issues.

1 week ago | noahpinion.blog | Noah Smith

Last July, as the presidential campaign was nearing its climax, I wrote a post trying to explain why some people in the tech industry had turned to the right:Now, in the wake of DOGE, the whole country knows about the Tech Right. Most recently, Semafor’s Ben Smith wrote a story about the group chats that many of the folks in the Tech Right — including my podcast co-host Erik Torenberg and my college friend Balaji Srinivasan — use to talk to each other.

1 week ago | asiatimes.com | Noah Smith

Economics journalists, like any writers, aren’t perfect. Perhaps in a previous age, people thought that everything they read in the news was exactly true; perhaps some still do. But reporting is a human activity, and humans make mistakes. In order to get the true story, you have to read multiple sources, and be skeptical of what you read — and even then, mistakes will slip through.

1 week ago | noahpinion.blog | Noah Smith

Economics journalists, like any writers, aren’t perfect. Perhaps in a previous age, people thought that everything they read in the news was exactly true; perhaps some still do. But reporting is a human activity, and humans make mistakes. In order to get the true story, you have to read multiple sources, and be skeptical of what you read — and even then, mistakes will slip through.