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Week-end Wrap – Political Economy – April 26, 2026 by Tony Wikrent War How Iran has been studying lessons from the war in Ukraine [FT Alphaville, via The Big Picture, April 20, 2026] Military journals provide tantalising glimpses into what Tehran’s military thinks and its priorities, including drones. Tehran’s military journals reveal how closely […]
I want to spend more time writing about the baseline assumptions of our political economy. One of the worst is that people have to work to get resources. “If you don’t work, you don’t eat”. This made sense at one time, when famines were common, food and resources were scarce and predatory nobles and priests […]
Thirty years ago I knew that China would be the next “America”. The next “Britain.” The next industrial and technological hegemon. I wrote about this back in the early 2000s, at BOPNews, the Agonist and FDL. When the Chinese were let into the WTO by Bill Clinton their rise and replacement of the US became […]
tl;dr: Read “Social Media Is Now Parasocial Media” The lovely folks at the Social Media + Society journal asked me to contribute to their anniversary issue by reflecting on the trajectory of social media. Ooof. Snark exuded from my pores as I tried to figure out what I might say. But then I thought about how my students don’t […]
Beatlefan contributor John Peluso shares the story of one interesting aspect of his Beatles-related collection. … I thought I’d share this little niche in my collection. I’m sure Beatles fans are familiar with the promotional Apple Records crates made by The Beatles’ … Continue reading
Anthony Savagar, Misa Tanaka and Jagdish Tripathy With increased availability of big data and computing power, more firms are adopting algorithmic and AI-powered pricing to adjust prices rapidly in response to changing economic conditions over time and across consumers. This post reviews the existing research, draws implications for central banks, and identifies areas for further … Continue reading What machines taking over pricing means for central banks
The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights “lacks the competence” to review Trump’s campaign of deadly boat strikes, a State Department spokesperson said.
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