Noah Smith
The upside of fixing roads and bridges
The bidding to be the next "infrastructure president" has kicked into high gear.
Sadly, but perhaps predictably, there is opposition. Some question the need for...
Clinton heads the wrong way on immigration policy
NEW YORK - One of Adolf Hitler’s many blunders was to kick smart people out of his country. His hatred of Jews led him...
Young Americans would gain from seeing the world
At a total estimated cost of around $1.5 trillion, the F-35 fighter plane is the most expensive weapons system in history. Acquisition costs alone...
Noncompete clauses will make your economy sick
Lots of people are worried about noncompete clauses in employment contracts. And after taking a look at the issue, I’m worried too.
A noncompete requires...
Low-skilled immigrants are good for working class
Usually, when I talk about immigration, it’s the high-skilled variety I’m referring to -- people with college degrees or professional skills. When most Americans...
Millennial generation squeezed
Did rich countries like the U.S. betray the millennial generation – the people born in the 1980s through the early 2000s? Some make that...
Maybe someday bitcoin will grow up to be a currency
Two big things have happened in the cryptocurrency world recently. The first is that there are now two competing versions of bitcoin: bitcoin core...
Economic growth not only thing that matters
When you say that the golden days of growth are over, expect lots of attention. Robert Gordon, a professor at Northwestern University, has been...
Slower growth imposes a heavy cost on Americans
Is slow economic growth here to stay? Writing in the Wall Street Journal, Ben Leubsdorf reports that this may be the case:
Most Federal Reserve...
Easing tenure’s grip
The University of Wisconsin system recently took a landmark step toward weakening the institution of tenure for academic faculty. The new policy, if adopted...
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