Reading List Week 26

Published on Sat 04 July 2026 in Reading Lists

‘Publish or Perish’ is now a card game

  • Papers are probably becoming less useful as roadmarks and tools for dissemination of knowledge, and the incentives don't help.

Moore's Law for Everything

  • Sam Altman's had some bad press recently, but I like this old post of his.

Recovering from Thatcherism

  • A discussion on devolution and regional divides in the UK, particularly relevant for a Burnham era.

Rent Control: The Ceiling Trap

  • An essay on the history of rent control policies, from the direction you'd expect for Alex Tabarrok.