Six interesting things (Noah Smith)

[ergophobe]

A regular feature of his blog, but this year-end version while not "good news" (economics is the "dismal science" after all) shows some possible positive outcomes

https://www.noahpinion.blog/p/at-least-five-interesting-things-304

1. Why Abundance is good for small business
2. "Luxury" houses reduce rents for people who live in "affordable" houses
3. Why tariffs haven't crushed the U.S. economy
4. The U.S. government gets defrauded too often
5. How to get rid of math anxiety (hint: teach people math)
6. China, land of robots (and flying cars)

All of these except #5 have been in the news a lot and there's nothing particularly novel in what he says, but his center-left perspective is often a bit of a reality check for the left and right perspectives that seem to dominate the news.