Economist Matthew Rousu uses pop culture references to explain economic ideas such as consumer surplus, the value of free social media, and the NFL's market power. The newsletter mostly points readers to his videos, with short written explanations of each concept.
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Adam Tooze's newsletter curates and comments on daily links across economics, geopolitics and economic history, from tariffs and inflation to the AI boom's effect on the US current account. Each issue pairs current macro and market items with historical and intellectual-history threads and an art image.
Roger Pielke Jr. writes on science, policy and politics, combining data-driven analysis with commentary on climate, energy, budgets and public debate. Issues include interactive tools, original quantitative analysis and personal reports from events.
Exponential View offers analysis of the AI economy, covering investment trends, lab financials, and the wider impact of technology on work and geopolitics. Readers get data-driven weekly charts, commentary on AI developments, and curated essays with the author's own forecasts.
Tomas Pueyo writes long-form explainers on AI, technology, economics, history and demographics, usually grounding current trends in historical context. Readers get framework-driven analysis, charts and sourced arguments, with some articles behind a paywall.
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