A Protectionist Manifesto

The free movement of production factors is enshrined in the economic imaginary; a standing that emanates from an unquestionable mathematical truth: that is, the greater the number of degrees of freedom to allocate economic inputs –which no question increase with free trade and immigration – the greater the potential to maximize production. This simple and … Continued

Robots, Rockets and Rents

Science fiction has a history of missing deadlines. At the turn of the century, humans were grappling with Windows XP, but nothing like the epic fight with HAL in 2001: A Space Odyssey. And as in 2019 biologically-engineered replicants are far from becoming a threat to humans, Warner Bros released a sequel to Blade Runner … Continued