Sunday assorted links

1. The rise of causal empirical methods in economics.

2. How to find ancient Assyrian cities using economics.

3. Can a corporation be pardoned?

4. The “dark leisure” theory of AI gains.

5. “In the first quarter of 2025, there were six murders on [South African] farms, of which one was a white farmer and the rest Black people, according to police figures.”  FT link.

6. Davies and Farrell criticize crypto (NYT).