Stian WestlakeThe Tyranny of MalcolmsA malcolm is a folksy anecdote used to begin a chapter in a nonfiction book. Unfortunately, they’ve gotten out of hand.Jun 1, 202320Jun 1, 202320
Stian WestlakeInequality and intangible capitalThese thoughts on the relationship between inequality and intangible capital were written in response to James Plunkett’s Unequality: when…Jan 30, 20232Jan 30, 20232
Stian WestlakePut a number on it, conservativesWhere are the right-wing proposals for GDP alternatives?Feb 12, 20213Feb 12, 20213
Stian WestlakeBionic duckweed: using the future to fight the presentWhen visions of the future are used, in bad or dubious faith, to undermine action and investment today, that’s bionic duckweedSep 24, 20202Sep 24, 20202
Stian WestlakeDARPA vs the Wheely SuitcaseOr, The Quantity vs Quality Theories of InnovationJun 27, 20201Jun 27, 20201
Stian WestlakeQuarantine in an intangible economyHow will an intangible-intensive economy respond differently to a pandemic - and to the policies governments put in place to control it?Jun 5, 2020Jun 5, 2020
Stian WestlakeHunting for Hinzelmann, or: helping towns without magical thinking[Spoiler alert: contains minor spoilers to Neil Gaiman’s “American Gods”; and major spoilers to bad regional policy.]Dec 19, 20192Dec 19, 20192
Stian WestlakeThe strange death of Tory economic thinkingA disturbing change has come over the Conservative Party. It seems to have stopped thinking or talking about economics.Apr 11, 20193Apr 11, 20193
