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India’s AI Wedding Buffet: Generous Portions, Political Economy Heartburn | Get Down and Shruti

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Pricks, Devils, and Phlegm. John Aubrey and the Fertile Facts of English Biography. | The Common Reader

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How Chicago sees the Dutch | Seeing like Chicago

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The Great Books teach your mind to free solo | The Pursuit of Liberalism

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Tracking Efforts to Shrink the Size of the Federal Workforce: January 2026 Update | The Unseen and The Unsaid

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Do you ever wonder? Podcast | Erdmann Housing Tracker

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February 11, 2026

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GIGO from the San Francisco Fed | Erdmann Housing Tracker

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February 10, 2026

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Studying the Wealth of Nations (Part 4) | The Unseen and The Unsaid

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Fierce, wild, intractability. Emily Brontë's untameable spirit | The Common Reader

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February 10, 2026

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Japan Was Never a Convincing Case for U.S. Debt | The Unseen and The Unsaid

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February 9, 2026

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Underdetermination at the frontier | Elsie Jang

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The Second Most Boring Super Bowl | The Econ Nerds

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Cool Paper on the progressive effect of upzoning | Erdmann Housing Tracker

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February 9, 2026

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Paperweights, 6th Ed. | Machine Culture

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The Perma-Twilight of Our Youth | Machine Culture

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India’s AI Wedding Buffet: Generous Portions, Political Economy Heartburn | Get Down and Shruti

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February 16, 2026

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five top things i’ve been reading (fifty-ninth edition) | Ends Don’t Justify the Means

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February 14, 2026

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Pricks, Devils, and Phlegm. John Aubrey and the Fertile Facts of English Biography. | The Common Reader

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February 14, 2026

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How Chicago sees the Dutch | Seeing like Chicago

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February 13, 2026

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The Great Books teach your mind to free solo | The Pursuit of Liberalism

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February 12, 2026

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Are books and babies compatible? | The Common Reader

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February 12, 2026

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Tracking Efforts to Shrink the Size of the Federal Workforce: January 2026 Update | The Unseen and The Unsaid

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February 12, 2026

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Do you ever wonder? Podcast | Erdmann Housing Tracker

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February 12, 2026

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Federal YIMBYs? | Erdmann Housing Tracker

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February 11, 2026

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GIGO from the San Francisco Fed | Erdmann Housing Tracker

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- Kevin Erdmann
February 10, 2026

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Studying the Wealth of Nations (Part 4) | The Unseen and The Unsaid

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February 10, 2026

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Fierce, wild, intractability. Emily Brontë's untameable spirit | The Common Reader

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February 10, 2026

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Japan Was Never a Convincing Case for U.S. Debt | The Unseen and The Unsaid

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February 9, 2026

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Underdetermination at the frontier | Elsie Jang

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February 9, 2026

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The Second Most Boring Super Bowl | The Econ Nerds

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February 9, 2026

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Cool Paper on the progressive effect of upzoning | Erdmann Housing Tracker

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February 9, 2026

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Paperweights, 6th Ed. | Machine Culture

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Adam Potkay on the Pursuit of Happiness | Humane Pursuits

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January 13, 2026

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Literature, politics, and the future of the humanities | The Common Reader

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How to lose weight (using economics) | Econ Nerds Live

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Tony Banout on Academic Freedom | Humane Pursuits

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- Garrett Brown
January 6, 2026

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August 29, 2025

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Lisa Cook's Research and Firing, Intel stake, and Korean Holograms | The Econ Nerds (Substack)

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August 29, 2025

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Democracy as a Civic Bargain | Pluralist Points

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The Reinhart-Rogoff Excel Error Debate Resurfaces | The Unseen and The Unsaid

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- Jack Salmon
February 16, 2026

| India Political Economy Program India Political Economy Program
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India’s AI Wedding Buffet: Generous Portions, Political Economy Heartburn | Get Down and Shruti

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- Shruti Rajagopalan
February 16, 2026

| Housing Housing
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A "Shortage" or "Crisis" versus Regular Scarcity: Part 1 | Erdmann Housing Tracker

By
- Kevin Erdmann
February 16, 2026

| Technology and Innovation Technology and Innovation
| Expert Commentary Expert Commentary

The Perma-Twilight of Our Youth | Machine Culture

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- Ryan Hauser
February 16, 2026

| Emerging Scholars Program Emerging Scholars Program
| Expert Commentary Expert Commentary

Pricks, Devils, and Phlegm. John Aubrey and the Fertile Facts of English Biography. | The Common Reader

By
- Henry Oliver
February 14, 2026

| Expert Commentary Expert Commentary

five top things i’ve been reading (fifty-ninth edition) | Ends Don’t Justify the Means

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- Rebecca Lowe
February 14, 2026

| F. A. Hayek Program F. A. Hayek Program
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How Chicago sees the Dutch | Seeing like Chicago

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- Erwin Dekker
February 13, 2026

| Housing Housing
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Do you ever wonder? Podcast | Erdmann Housing Tracker

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- Kevin Erdmann
February 12, 2026

| Emerging Scholars Program Emerging Scholars Program
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The Great Books teach your mind to free solo | The Pursuit of Liberalism

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- Oliver Traldi
February 12, 2026

| Emerging Scholars Program Emerging Scholars Program
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Are books and babies compatible? | The Common Reader

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- Henry Oliver
February 12, 2026

| Government Spending Government Spending
| Expert Commentary Expert Commentary

Tracking Efforts to Shrink the Size of the Federal Workforce: January 2026 Update | The Unseen and The Unsaid

By
- Jack Salmon
February 12, 2026

| Housing Housing
| Expert Commentary Expert Commentary

Federal YIMBYs? | Erdmann Housing Tracker

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- Kevin Erdmann
February 11, 2026

| Government Spending Government Spending
| Expert Commentary Expert Commentary

Studying the Wealth of Nations (Part 4) | The Unseen and The Unsaid

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- Joshua Rowley
February 10, 2026

| Housing Housing
| Expert Commentary Expert Commentary

GIGO from the San Francisco Fed | Erdmann Housing Tracker

By
- Kevin Erdmann
February 10, 2026

| Emerging Scholars Program Emerging Scholars Program
| Expert Commentary Expert Commentary

Fierce, wild, intractability. Emily Brontë's untameable spirit | The Common Reader

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- Henry Oliver
February 10, 2026

| Technology and Innovation Technology and Innovation
| Expert Commentary Expert Commentary

Paperweights, 6th Ed. | Machine Culture

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- Ryan Hauser
February 9, 2026

| Emerging Scholars Program Emerging Scholars Program
| Expert Commentary Expert Commentary

Underdetermination at the frontier | Elsie Jang

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- Elsie Jang
February 9, 2026

| Expert Commentary Expert Commentary

The Second Most Boring Super Bowl | The Econ Nerds

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- Matt Hill
February 9, 2026

| Government Spending Government Spending
| Expert Commentary Expert Commentary

Japan Was Never a Convincing Case for U.S. Debt | The Unseen and The Unsaid

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- Jack Salmon
February 9, 2026

| Housing Housing
| Expert Commentary Expert Commentary

Cool Paper on the progressive effect of upzoning | Erdmann Housing Tracker

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- Kevin Erdmann
February 9, 2026