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← Every country that has succeeded at manufacturing set the conditions first and then moved slowly.
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6 Apr 2025
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Molson Hart — holds since 2025-04-06 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Inventing a manufacturing technology and building a competitive industry on it are separate achievements, and America has repeatedly done only the first. — tap to centre the map on it Inventing a manufacturing technology and building a competitive industry on it are separate achievements, and America has repeatedly done only the first. Last stated 2 years ago
5 Sept 2024
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Brian Potter — holds since 2024-09-05 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Export success is not enough: a country that wants to manufacture has to build whole domestic ecosystems of interrelated industries. — tap to centre the map on it Export success is not enough: a country that wants to manufacture has to build whole domestic ecosystems of interrelated industries. Last stated a year ago
14 Jul 2025
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Noah Smith — holds since 2025-07-14 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Only a handful of countries can do high technology at all, because industrial capability is path-dependent and the initial conditions are very hard to get right. — tap to centre the map on it Only a handful of countries can do high technology at all, because industrial capability is path-dependent and the initial conditions are very hard to get right. Last stated 7 years ago
1 Jan 2020
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Dan Wang — holds since 2020-01-01 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A country can still catch up all the way to developed-country income without producing a world-beating national champion manufacturer. — tap to centre the map on it A country can still catch up all the way to developed-country income without producing a world-beating national champion manufacturer. Last stated a year ago
14 Jul 2025
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Noah Smith — holds since 2025-07-14 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Progress used to run in several industries at once and now runs in one, which is what the slowdown actually consists of. — tap to centre the map on it Progress used to run in several industries at once and now runs in one, which is what the slowdown actually consists of. Last stated 6 years ago
23 Jan 2021
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Jason Crawford — holds since 2021-01-23 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Launching the hardest case first beats the cautious order of smallest-to-largest, because after the hardest one everything that follows is downhill. — tap to centre the map on it Launching the hardest case first beats the cautious order of smallest-to-largest, because after the hardest one everything that follows is downhill. Last stated 7 months ago
1 Apr 2026
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Thuan Pham — holds since 2026-04-01 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Doing the science first does not win the industry: America laid the scientific groundwork for solar and Chinese firms ended up making the cells. — tap to centre the map on it Doing the science first does not win the industry: America laid the scientific groundwork for solar and Chinese firms ended up making the cells. Last stated 4 years ago
4 Mar 2023
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Dan Wang — holds since 2023-03-04 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A continental army's first mission is to keep the regime in power, not to defend the border — which is what the People's Liberation Army is for. — tap to centre the map on it A continental army's first mission is to keep the regime in power, not to defend the border — which is what the People's Liberation Army is for. Last stated 4 months ago
9 Jun 2026
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Sarah Paine — holds since 2026-06-09 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A country cannot fund its own industrial strategy and call the same policy cheating when China does it. — tap to centre the map on it A country cannot fund its own industrial strategy and call the same policy cheating when China does it. Last stated a year ago
15 May 2025
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Hannah Ritchie — holds since 2025-05-15 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A country's scientific trajectory can keep advancing even if political instability or economic uncertainty slows its broader progress. — tap to centre the map on it A country's scientific trajectory can keep advancing even if political instability or economic uncertainty slows its broader progress. Last stated 7 months ago
21 Mar 2026
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Tanner Greer — holds since 2026-03-21 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A country should raise revenue by tariffing foreign countries rather than by taxing its own citizens. — tap to centre the map on it A country should raise revenue by tariffing foreign countries rather than by taxing its own citizens. Last stated 2 years ago
20 Jan 2025
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Donald Trump — holds since 2025-01-20 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A trade dispute escalated by aggressive tariffs can still end in a negotiated outcome that leaves all sides better off. — tap to centre the map on it A trade dispute escalated by aggressive tariffs can still end in a negotiated outcome that leaves all sides better off. Last stated a year ago
30 May 2025
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Guy Spier — holds since 2025-05-30 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Cutting off trade with tariffs would force a huge interest-rate spike and probably a debt crisis, because the budget deficit would have to be financed at home. — tap to centre the map on it Cutting off trade with tariffs would force a huge interest-rate spike and probably a debt crisis, because the budget deficit would have to be financed at home. Last stated 2 years ago
14 Apr 2025
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John H. Cochrane — holds since 2025-04-14 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A backlash against women's economic rise is not automatic; it happens only where politicians choose to mobilise it. — tap to centre the map on it A backlash against women's economic rise is not automatic; it happens only where politicians choose to mobilise it. Last stated 2 years ago
1 Dec 2024
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Alice Evans — holds since 2024-12-01 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A candidate's political success is increasingly disconnected from their actual record of accomplishment. — tap to centre the map on it A candidate's political success is increasingly disconnected from their actual record of accomplishment. Last stated 2 months ago
31 Aug 2026
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Daniel W. Drezner — holds since 2026-08-31 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A citizen deciding politically should ask what is good for the community, not what is good for themselves — tap to centre the map on it A citizen deciding politically should ask what is good for the community, not what is good for themselves
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Joseph Tussman — holds since c. 2000 — tap for who they are