Daniel Frank
Announcing not not Talmud – and my move to Substack
Notes on Taiwan
underrated regions vs overrated countries: how being a ‘country’ impacts travel desirability
musings on adversarial capitalism
what road bikes reveal about progress
Artisanal Slop Bowls as the next abstraction of capitalism
do we really want to be 10x better or 95th percentile?
how an efficient market feels from the inside
why I’m worried about an Azerbaijani invasion of Armenia and think you should be too
the deep feelings of politics and society
On the importance of preserving and curating content
On America
deconstructing arguments against AI art
in defence of “souls”
musings on death I find persuasive but unhelpful
On Miles Davis, talent, and innovation
the loss of magic: why Bob Dylan can’t write great songs anymore
Every niche event should also be a meetup
a taxonomy of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
there is no progress in art: why jazz musicians are like gold miners
most businesses don’t work that way
Why are intellectual podcasts so bad?
a short rant on culture
Personal reflections on moving from Canada to NYC
Why good things often don’t lead to better outcomes
Extreme Jewish Brain: A Reflection on Why Judaism Means So Much to Me
How to get the benefit of a high-end fitness tracker without actually buying one
things that confuse me about the current AI market
maybe knowing too much about others isn’t so great
Twitter as the embodiment of the American ethos
The Challenge of Building New Cities: Inside The Satmar Hassidic Takeover of Bloomingburg
Why I talk about utopia, not politics
Cocaine, Kim Jong-un, and BlackRock: why It’s good to reflect on boycotts
winning isn’t everything: the case for infinite games and functional decision theory
musings on feedback — and Tyler Cowen’s Straussian rating system
Why (most) people don’t learn about the world on Twitter: the case for intellectual dark matter
A meditation on meaning: what Tea Leaf Green had but JRAD doesn’t
Music that helps me feel a sense of beauty in the world
The wisdom of Scott Sumner: my favourite (non-econ) Scott Sumner blog posts
Yes, you too, reader, should believe you may be world-class