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Nov. 15, 2023

E19: Singapore, Xi Jing Ping Cleans Up SF, & Progressive Dystopias

E19: Singapore, Xi Jing Ping Cleans Up SF, & Progressive Dystopias

Noah Smith and Erik Torenberg discuss Noah’s travel reflections from Singapore, the recent San Francisco cleanup, and the dystopian routes of progressivism.

Noah Smith and Erik Torenberg discuss Noah’s travel reflections from Singapore, the recent San Francisco cleanup, and the dystopian routes of progressivism. Daffy is offering Econ 102 listeners a free $25 for the charity of their choice when they join: https://www.daffy.org/econ102



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LINKS:

Noahpinion on Substack: https://www.noahpinion.blog/

“Singapore Urbanism”: https://www.noahpinion.blog/p/singapore-urbanism

“Yes, it's possible to imagine progressive dystopias”: https://www.noahpinion.blog/p/yes-its-possible-to-imagine-progressive?utm_source=%2Fsearch%2Fprogressive%2520dystopia&utm_medium=reader2

“Liberalism is Losing the Information War”: https://www.noahpinion.blog/p/liberalism-is-losing-the-information


The Sovereign Individual by James Dale Davidson: https://www.amazon.com/Sovereign-Individual-Mastering-Transition-Information/dp/0684832720


X / TWITTER:

@noahpinion (Noah)

@eriktorenberg (Erik)

TIMESTAMPS:

(00:00) Episode Preview

(01:53) Noah’s Travel Reflection

(03:58) Singapore’s Secret to Solar Punk

(07:33-18:08) Policies we can learn from Singapore

(10:06) Healthcare

(11:33) Housing Policy

(16:35) Singapore and El Salvador’s Strict Crime Policies

(18:09) Sponsor: GIVEWELL

(19:35) San Francisco’s Sudden Cleanup

(22:00) Government and Social Media and AI

(31:00) Sponsors: DAFFY and NETSUITE

(33:22) Progressive Dystopias

(39:47) Immigration vs Gentification

(43:38) Progressive Education

(46:47) Why Liberalism is Losing the Information War

(51:50) Banning Tik Tok

(57:32) Pronouncing Xi Jing Ping Correctly


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