Andrei Stoica

It was not simply a desire for revanchism, however, that allowed Deng Xiaoping to reform China successfully. Rather, as a student of contemporary capitalism, Deng closely observed Singapore’s development, which showed that a culturally Chinese society had the prerequisite social technologies to productively use markets. Secondly, he knew that China... See more

Another surprising fact about the U.S. economy is that non-profit organizations spend $2.42 trillion every year—this is nearly 10% of U.S. GDP and more than the Pentagon and revenues of all the large software companies combined:

As for the project itself, the tongue-in-cheek tagline I’ve been using is “Dwarkesh meets Ezra Klein but a girl”: a solo newsletter-podcast on technology, politics, and culture. There are some specific topics I’m especially eager to dive deep on (and even do proper reporting!8), but I want to make space for plans to change in the next month of... See more

If you mention taste nowadays, a lot of people will tell you that "taste is subjective." They believe this because it really feels that way to them. When they like something, they have no idea why. It could be because it's beautiful, or because their mother had one, or because they saw a movie star with one in a magazine, or because they know it's... See more

What’s been the hardest thing about running a shared practice as a couple?

Yihan & Franklin: Tracking and celebrating individual contributions! Oftentimes, as a team it is more intuitive to prioritize the bigger group achievements rather than the small efforts that each person is contributing. And it's worse when you are a couple because you think... See more