Saturday assorted links

by Tyler Cowen January 31, 2026 at 12:42 pm

1. Brian Armstrong vs. banking lobbies (WSJ).

2. Rembrandt lion sketch now estimated at $15-20 million. Not long ago, such things were undervalued, now they are overvalued. This Turner watercolor remains a bargain. Good offerings overall. A good collection to study to understand “taste.”

3. Aella meeets the AER.

4. Simon Willison on Moltbook.

5. My TBPN episode, about twenty minutes long.

6. “President Trump said he is nominating economist Brett Matsumoto to head the Bureau of Labor Statistics.” (WSJ) Should be a good coice.

7. Thread on potential East Africa conflicts.

8. Arnold Kling on social media bans for minors.