Noah Smith

1 week ago | noahpinion.blog | Noah Smith

Analyzing American economic policy isn’t that interesting these days, except perhaps as a grim spectacle. So I’ve been thinking a little about Chinese economic policy. China’s leaders leave much to be desired, but to their credit, they still think economic policy is about strengthening their nation, enriching their people, and improving their technology, instead of pursuing domestic culture wars by other means.

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

Analyzing American economic policy isn’t that interesting these days, except perhaps as a grim spectacle. So I’ve been thinking a little about Chinese economic policy. China’s leaders leave much to be desired, but to their credit, they still think economic policy is about strengthening their nation, enriching their people, and improving their technology, instead of pursuing domestic culture wars by other means.

1 week ago | vevioz.com | Noah Smith

User expectations have changed dramatically. A website that takes more than a few seconds to load can result in increased bounce rates and lost revenue. In addition, Google’s Core Web Vitals and search engine algorithms place strong emphasis on page speed and mobile performance. Your web application must perform seamlessly across devices and deliver content efficiently to rank well and retain users. Traditional client-side rendering techniques often fall short in these areas.

1 week ago | noahpinion.blog | Noah Smith

“They are a peaceable people but an earnest people, and they will fight, too.” — William T. ShermanI am not a military analyst or expert. Usually I look at the world through the lens of economics, which I actually have some training in. But if you want to get a good holistic picture of the world, you need to understand at least a little bit about war and conflict.

1 week ago | noahpinion.blog | Noah Smith

It continues to be the case that almost none of Abundance’s critics seem to have actually read the book. The first wave of critics basically ignored the ideas in it, and talked about their own ideas instead. Later critics became more aggressive, frenetically lobbing insult-words at the authors — “libertarian”, “Republican”, “oligarch-funded”, etc. — that completely ignored the book’s argument that excessive regulation is holding back big government.