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3 weeks ago | 
piratewires.com | Tomas Pueyo
One of the most potent ideas for actually building things in America again is to create Special Economic Zones (SEZs) — swathes of land that operate free of hostile regulation. The iconic example is Shenzhen, which China made an SEZ in 1980, stripping it of most regulation and allowing market capitalism to run free. As a result, Shenzhen became China’s tech capital, a cyberpunk futurescape complete with high-speed rail and one of the world’s largest ports.
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2 months ago | 
unchartedterritories.tomaspueyo.com | Tomas Pueyo
Who is right? Derek Guy (@dieworkwear) has built an impressive following thanks to his hot takes on fashion, like this one:Or this one:But many people disagree with him:Sometimes, the disagreement gets heated:There are thousands of rules for choosing our attire. Which ones are true, and which are just preferences? Are there some universal rules that can explain it all? If so, how do we end up with this type of clothing diversity? Conversely, did these guys coordinate on a uniform or what?
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Mar 11, 2025 | 
unchartedterritories.tomaspueyo.com | Tomas Pueyo
Within 1-5 years, our daily transportation will be upended, and cities will be reshaped.
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Feb 16, 2025 | 
unchartedterritories.tomaspueyo.com | Tomas Pueyo
I don’t usually do guest posts, but today is an exception. Maxwell Tabarrok is an economics researcher at Dartmouth College and author of the substack Maximum Progress. He proposed this article about the end of Japan’s stagnation, and I found it super interesting, especially as I am just studying Japan and the economic miracles of this country, Taiwan, South Korea, and China. Japan’s economy is also important to understand, as it’s the canary in the coal mine of low fertility rates.
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Feb 15, 2025 | 
piratewires.com | Tomas Pueyo
It’s Time for America to Step Up in Panamaan evaluation of the chinese threat to the panama canal and a way forward for america
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Feb 2, 2025 | 
thevccorner.com | Rubén Domínguez Ibar |Ruben Dominguez Ibar |Tomas Pueyo |Janelle Teng |Gary Marcus
Another week, another wave of funding, insights, and opportunities shaping the venture ecosystem. Whether you're a founder raising capital, an investor spotting trends, or just someone who likes knowing where the smart money is flowingāthis roundup is your weekly competitive edge. Letās dive in šHarmonic identifies visionary entrepreneurs launching companies before any other provider.
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Jan 25, 2025 | 
newsletter.rootsofprogress.org | Jason Crawford |Ethan Mollick |Tomas Pueyo |Noah Smith
2024 was a big year for me, and an even bigger year for the Roots of Progress Institute (RPI). For one, we became the Roots of Progress Institute (with a nice new logo and website). Here's what the org and I were up to this year. (My annual “highlights from what I read this year” are towards the end, if you're looking for that.)Progress Conference 2024, hosted by RPI together with several great co-presenters, was the highlight of my year, and I think some other people's too.
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Dec 11, 2024 | 
unchartedterritories.tomaspueyo.com | Tomas Pueyo
In the previous article, we saw how many powers are involved in Syria, and how there are winners and losers. Today, we’re going to explore exactly what’s happening on each side: Israel, Russia, Turkey, Europe, Iran, Kurds, and Fundamentalist Sunni Islam. Syria has been a threat to Israel for decades. Now, Israel is taking advantage of the chaos in Syria to eliminate that threat in the short term and weaken it in the long term. How?
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Dec 2, 2024 | 
elysian.press | Elle Griffin |Tomas Pueyo
In the United States, the Democratic Party has long been the party of public welfare. It was meant to ensure that the economy thrived, that people remained employed, that we had social safety nets in place when people lost their jobs or retired, that our children received a good education, and that we have access to good healthcare when we have an accident or get sick.
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Nov 20, 2024 | 
tomaspueyo.medium.com | Tomas Pueyo
Tomas Pueyo·Follow9 min read·--Some people fear there are too many humans on Earth. They’re wrong. We could 12x our population, from 8 billion (8B) today to 100B if we wanted to, while maintaining quality of life on Earth. Where would we all fit? Could we feed everybody? Wouldn’t pollution explode and ecosystems collapse? This is what we’ll answer today.
