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Carlos
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Macroeconomist
This piece would have sparked a major political scandal in normal times.
Not anymore. Nothing will happen, but at least we have a record of this.

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Opinion | Someone’s actually winning the trade war. It’s Elon Musk and Starlink.
Are countries being pressured to help the world’s richest man? Or are they just making smart deals?
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April 30, 2025 at 2:10 PM
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If you want a primer on how these regimes work, read Spin Dictators by Guriev and Treisman.

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Spin Dictators: The Changing Face of Tyranny in the 21st Century
Spin Dictators: The Changing Face of Tyranny in the 21st Century. Sergei Guriev & Daniel Treisman
spindictators.com
February 27, 2025 at 3:19 AM
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Autocrats undermined democracy in Hungary, Russia, and Singapore. It can happen here.
February 27, 2025 at 3:08 AM
ChatGPT’s Deep Research is an amazing tool. Using it feels like an Internet / iPhone moment
February 27, 2025 at 4:26 PM
February 7, 2025 at 10:54 PM
Gomorrah >> The Sopranos
December 25, 2024 at 2:51 PM
hello, world!
September 26, 2023 at 4:20 PM