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From Dropping Bombs to Dropping Bonds

321. From Dropping Bombs to Dropping Bonds

by Paul Krugman | May 20

Adventures in Conditional Forecasting

322. Adventures in Conditional Forecasting

by Menzie Chinn | May 19

U.S. government to drop tax claims against Trump in broadening of IRS settlement

323. U.S. government to drop tax claims against Trump in broadening of IRS settlement

by The Associated Press | May 19

Disney erased FiveThirtyEight

324. Disney erased FiveThirtyEight

by Nate Silver | May 19

325. How is AI Affecting the Quantity and Quality of New Books?

by Timothy Taylor | May 19

Mortgage Rates and Fuel Costs SitRep

326. Mortgage Rates and Fuel Costs SitRep

by Menzie Chinn | May 19

Tuesday's Assorted Links

327. Tuesday's Assorted Links

by Jadrian Wooten | May 19

Minnesota becomes first state to ban prediction markets

328. Minnesota becomes first state to ban prediction markets

by Bobby Allyn | May 19

The Looting of America

329. The Looting of America

by Paul Krugman | May 19

Asymmetric Accountability

330. Asymmetric Accountability

by David Hebert | May 19

All non-drone militaries are obsolete

331. All non-drone militaries are obsolete

by Noah Smith | May 19

The missing men of the American marriage market

332. The missing men of the American marriage market

by Greg Rosalsky | May 19

“Wokeness has peaked. What followed is worse.”

333. “Wokeness has peaked. What followed is worse.”

by Tyler Cowen | May 19

Episode 11: Why is our number this number?

334. Episode 11: Why is our number this number?

by scott cunningham | May 19

Why you should care about 2 power companies merging. Hint: affordability

335. Why you should care about 2 power companies merging. Hint: affordability

by Stephan Bisaha | May 18

Is China Blocking Developing Economies?

336. Is China Blocking Developing Economies?

by Timothy Taylor | May 18

Deficit, Debt w/o the OBBBA

337. Deficit, Debt w/o the OBBBA

by Menzie Chinn | May 18

Europe Versus America: A Wonkish Data Follow-up

338. Europe Versus America: A Wonkish Data Follow-up

by Paul Krugman | May 18

Jury dismisses all claims in Elon Musk's lawsuit against OpenAI CEO Sam Altman

339. Jury dismisses all claims in Elon Musk's lawsuit against OpenAI CEO Sam Altman

by John Ruwitch | May 18

NPR trims jobs in newsroom overhaul as it confronts era without public funding

340. NPR trims jobs in newsroom overhaul as it confronts era without public funding

by David Folkenflik | May 18