Non-Westerners are often introduced to Western philosophy, America, and economics primarily through their critics and opponents rather than their foundational ideas. To counter this, we must actively cultivate better translators and educators.
Just as “glancing” at AI outputs generates low-quality content, surface-level economic thinking produces “slopnomics”—well-intentioned but flawed policies like price controls that fail under deeper scrutiny.
Trade depends on trust, cooperation, and the expectation that exchanges are mutually beneficial. But like the Trojan Horse, policies that appear to offer something for nothing can conceal costs
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We Need Better Translators
Non-Westerners are often introduced to Western philosophy, America, and economics primarily through their critics and opponents rather than their foundational ideas. To counter this, we must actively cultivate better translators and educators.
Slopnomics
Just as “glancing” at AI outputs generates low-quality content, surface-level economic thinking produces “slopnomics”—well-intentioned but flawed policies like price controls that fail under deeper scrutiny.
Trade, Trust, and Trojan Horses
Trade depends on trust, cooperation, and the expectation that exchanges are mutually beneficial. But like the Trojan Horse, policies that appear to offer something for nothing can conceal costs
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