This is the second recap of my new mini project, where I post a quote by a Founding Father each day to this Bluesky account. All of these were posted recently - I had a small hiccup and this one is a bit bigger than normal!
“Among the natural rights of the Colonists are these: First, a right to life; secondly, to liberty; thirdly, to property.“
- Samuel Adams
“A well-instructed people alone can be permanently a free people...“
- James Madison
“Distrust naturally creates distrust, and by nothing is good will and kind conduct more speedily changed."
- John Jay
“Give me liberty, or give me death!”
- Patrick Henry
“Well done is better than well said.“
- Benjamin Franklin
“The Constitution is the guide which I never will abandon.“
- George Washington
“Facts are stubborn things.“
- John Adams
"The advancement and diffusion of knowledge is the only guardian of true liberty."
- James Madison
“Power must never be trusted without a check.“
- John Adams
“Liberty, when it begins to take root, is a plant of rapid growth.“
- George Washington
“Guard with jealous attention the public liberty.”
This is the series I spent the most time on - and a lot of it is extremely important especially with the recent news about how China is catching up in AI.
I wish this series did as well as my tariffs series, as it is much, much, much more important! Each part can be read independently, but it is best when you read all of it. It’s not terribly long!
A massive fusion breakthrough shows again that they are in the lead in this critical innovation. What does the USA need to do? What other energy projects are China ahead on?
There’s a theme, so far, on this blog - focusing about lesser known and/or under appreciated aspects of history. One example of this is my other highlighted post about Building 7.
Another such, vastly under-appreciated, story - is this story.
Economic outlook & predictions based on two major policy proposals by the current administration. An economic article more so than a political one. Critical information if you’d like to understand how policy could affect everyone’s lives.
Does adding new workers to an economy reduce jobs for others? Nope! This is known as the Lump of Labor Fallacy - see the explanation here to understand.
Understanding this can help you understand what certain policies will do to the economy overall.
This post is meant to give you a basic understanding of what externalities are, some examples of them, and an introduction on why they matter and need correction. Here we are particularly focused on negative externalities - since these are both more common and from a policy perspective, far more important.
As I have mentioned before, I don’t expect everyone to love or even like Stewart or AOC (or anyone, frankly). I find these types of chats informative even if I don’t fully agree with it all. I took a lot from this one.
