Wednesday assorted links

by Tyler Cowen January 3, 2024 at 12:56 pm

1. The logic of American vs. Japanese ghost stories.

2. Paul Krugman on the economics of slavery (NYT).

3. The Year in Interintellect.

4. Casey Handmer on Elon Musk.

5. Nils Karlson open-access book on classical liberalism vs. populism. The book is very much on the mark and I was happy to blurb it.

6. What Bill Ackman is up to. A very long, programmatic tweet.

7. Good background explainer on the Ethiopia-Somaliland deal (NYT). The agreement may end up with some charter city-like elements.