AI isn’t the whole story, but it matters. Some sectors are still doing very well, and markets are weighted toward firms whose profits may hold up or improve. The economy is broader than one headline.

Wall Street is basically my mum with a report card: expected a D, got a C, called it progress.

AI doubles your productivity—go to the beach or make twice as much. As an economist, I love it.⁣ ⁣ But then I talked to my kids. They didn't ask for this. And honestly? I get that now too.

A lot of AI debate gets stuck on whether the technology is “real.” The more useful question is economic: if it works, who benefits, how fast, and under what rules?

A 60-year low in sentiment is a big deal because the baseline is already tough: this survey has lived through recessions, inflation, wars, and financial crises. And yet this is worse.⁣ ⁣ Read the full analysis on Substack: https://newsletter.platypuseconomics.com/p/consumer-sentiment-hits-a-record

Here’s the thing—especially on April 15: cutting the IRS isn't some abstract budget trim. It's a tax cut delivered through weaker enforcement. And it mostly goes to people with the most scope to hide income.

The key distinction is between nominal wages and real wages. Nominal wages are the dollars on your paycheck. Real wages are what those dollars can actually buy.⁣ ⁣ If prices rise faster than pay, you’re going backwards.

The striking claim here isn’t just that AI is useful. It’s that it may be ‘industrial revolution’ scale. If that’s even half right, the issue isn’t one occupation. It’s how work gets reorganized across the economy.

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Two things can be true at once: the price effect on U.S. drivers may be modest, and the geopolitical effect may be serious. Econ isn’t just about what you pay today; it’s also about who gains power tomorrow.

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Trump trash talks a reporter who asks why--with high gas prices & hardships placed on the backs of Americans due to irresponsible war--he thinks spending billions on structures honoring himself is appropriate? Americans do need to take out the trash! #impeachtrump #dumptrump #resist #standup #trash

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Another question- about being a multidisciplinary artist, but I wound up extending it to encompass art and mental health

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“He was so disingenuous in this interview.” @profgalloway.com and @karaswisher.bsky.social react to Jeff Bezos’ argument that it wouldn’t help ordinary Americans if he paid more taxes.

Hey, as long as they’re not storming the Capitol have at it lol

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Someone Doing the right thing Sons of Confederate Veterans were to begin their ceremony honoring Confederate soldiers buried at Camp Chase Cemetery Monday afternoon, a real patriot began to read a statement decrying the Confederate battle flag as a symbol of degeneracy, depravity, and perversion.

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Attention span collapse is now a clinical diagnosis. Average human attention: 8 seconds. Shorter than a goldfish. Mobile users: 24% lower sustained attention than a decade ago. This isn't a personality flaw. It's brain architecture changing in real time. Full video 👇

Jon Moxley turning into a rototiller of violence as #AEWCollision is LIVE from coast-to-coast on TNT and HBO Max

We need term limits not just for the Supreme Court, but for Congress. No one should serve for a lifetime or even decades. If we actually want a government that represents the will of the people and responds to today’s challenges, we need new leadership, and that means term limits.

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President Trump’s mass deportation agenda and all-of-government approach to immigration is raising costs for everyone. Learn why in part two of this important 72 & Sunny episode at the link in my bio, on my congressional youtube page, or most podcast platforms.

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“If I’m hated there, I’m hated everywhere.”

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