Covid Roundup: #CovidIsAirborne, NPIs, Sequelae, Immune Dysregulation, Social Norming, Official Maleficence, Eugenics (and More)
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The Rise and Fall of Paper Money in Yuan China, 1260–1368
This column studies the rise and fall of paper money in 13-14th century China over three stages: full silver convertibility, nominal silver convertibility, and fiat standard.
Read more...The Truth About China’s Economy: Debunking Western Media Myths
The second of a two-part discussion on whither China’s economy, emphasizing where the Western press and pundits are off base.
Read more...Generative AI Could Leave Users Holding the Bag for Copyright Violations
Liability for the use of AI that in turn is meaningfully based on copyrighted material could throw a spanner in the AI bandwagon.
Read more...Corporate Dominance of International Trade System Is Ending, Claim Economists After Honduras Leaves ISDS Court
“As economists, we commend (Honduran) President Castro and the people of Honduras, and hope that countries across the world follow their lead toward a fairer, more democratic trade system.”
Read more...Texas Law Forces Pension Funds and Municipalities to Drop Use of Financial Firms that Support Net Zero
Texas is counter-sanctioning Big Finance firms over Net Zero initiatives designed to choke money flows to fossil fuel businesses.
Read more...“The Censorship Trap”
Rajiv Sethi joins the pushback against censorship, using Google’s bogus attack on one of his posts on this site as a point of departure.
Read more...What Is Necessary for the Ukrainian “Sanitary Zone” to Be Sanitary?
Putin mentioned a sanitary zone as a possible solution to Russian security needs once the Ukraine war ends. What would that mean in practice?
Read more...Links 3/21/2024
“I Don’t Believe in Growth”
Why growth is no panacea.
Read more...Why Artificial Intelligence Must Be Stopped Now
The promise of artificial intelligence is eclipsed by its perils, which include our own annihilation.
Read more...What’s the Solution to Humanity’s Growing Ills?
Are space aliens the only creatures that might have a solution for the mess we are in? Any other deux ex machina candidates?
Read more...Industrial Policy, East or West, for Development or War?
The West has gone from disdaining industrial policy to becoming a true believer.
Read more...Links 3/20/2024
Health Workers Fear It’s Profits Before Protection as CDC Revisits Airborne Transmission
Health industry employee objections have forced the CDC to rethink its weak guidance on aerosol transmission, but experts are not optimistic.
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