March 2, 2026
The Mirage of “Pro-Worker AI” via Public Policy
Calls for governments to push “pro-worker AI” sound appealing. The idea is simple: If policymakers…
February 22, 2026
The End of Work? Not Yet—Maybe Not Ever
My fellow pro-growth/progress/abundance Up Wingers in the USA and around the world: Maybe this is…
January 27, 2026
The AI Jobs ‘Bloodbath’ That Keeps Getting Postponed
My fellow pro-growth/progress/abundance Up Wingers in the USA and around the world: Perhaps the biggest…
January 9, 2026
Don’t Expect an AI Job Apocalypse
My fellow pro-growth/progress/abundance Up Wingers in the USA and around the world: Fears that technology…
January 9, 2026
Don’t Expect an AI Job Apocalypse
My fellow pro-growth/progress/abundance Up Wingers in the USA and around the world: Fears that technology…
October 29, 2025
Smarter Robots, Better People
I once hoped that generative artificial intelligence (AI) might leave manufacturing, which bore the brunt…
September 25, 2025
An Own-Goal H1-B Policy
The Trump administration’s proposed $100,000 surcharge on H-1B visa applications raises significant questions about the United States’…
September 18, 2025
Augment or Automate? Two Competing Visions for AI’s Economic Future
Sometimes coincidences are just coincidences, and sometimes they actually tell us something important. On Monday,…
September 15, 2025
Learning by Doing: AI, Knowledge Transfer, and the Future of Skills
In a recent blog, I discussed Stanford University economist Erik Brynjolfsson’s new study showing that young college graduates…
September 4, 2025
C’mon Student Athletes: Flex Those (Noncognitive) Muscles
For many years, I was a skeptic of school-based athletic programs. As a student government,…
August 29, 2025
Did the Canaries Just Die?
Over the past few months, news about the unemployment tribulations of recent college graduates has…
August 26, 2025
AI Is Having Job Effects. And That’s Ok
My fellow pro-growth/progress/abundance Up Wingers, I’ve got something for everyone today. If you’re an AI…