Erik Torenberg

Foreign policy, American politics, and social science

Technology, media, culture, religion and the collisions therein, from your utterly basic Cuban Jewish writer-technologist.

improving social epistemology, rewarding reasoned discourse

Economics and other interesting stuff

P(A|B) = [P(A)*P(B|A)]/P(B), all the rest is commentary.

cool but rude

Race, inequality, and economics in the US and throughout the world, by Glenn Loury, Paulson Senior Fellow at the Manhattan Institute

curiosity propaganda

A new media company built on the ideals that were once the bedrock of American journalism.

“Any fool can know. The point is to understand.” ― Albert Einstein

Systems Politics and Regime Change

1) Find what's true and make it useful. 2) Publish every other Tuesday. 3) Photo cred: my dad.

Where fans learn about the Knicks.

A newsletter exploring what's next, in health, startups and society.

Bridging the two cultures of science and the humanities

I interview scientists, historians, economists, & founders. I also blog.

Human nature, psychology, social class, luxury beliefs, and more.

technology, politics, culture

Caplan and Candor

Psychology, evolution, complexity, mythology, and the meaning crisis.

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A new playbook for communications

Exploring the collision of technology and humanity. Join 35,000+ weekly readers.

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Do not be conformed to this world

Exploring the shared upheavals of our era, including technological and cultural change, the ideological revolution consuming the West, the rise of China, and the crisis of liberalism.

Tech, web3, optimism, and strategy... but Not Boring

A guide to coliving

An ongoing inquiry into the ideological fever that overtook the governing and chattering classes of America during the Trump years

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Financial education, macro insights & actionable investment ideas. From the desk of a former Head of $20 bn Investment Portfolio straight to your inbox.

Imperfect takes with uncertain payoff

meta under a microscope