4/Fortunately, our vaccines work so incredibly well that the vaccine refusers probably will not make us vulnerable to a renewed epidemic.https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/may/22/pfizer-and-astrazeneca-highly-effective-against-india-covid-variant …
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15/So on policy matters, I'm moderately less optimistic than before. It's still possible that Biden is just making a show of reaching out to the GOP before ultimately going it alone. Let's hope so. He needs to push a maximal investment bill through reconciliation.
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16/And finally, technological progress. A whole bunch of big important innovations have come together recently in a way that promises faster productivity growth. I'm still 100% optimistic about that!https://noahpinion.substack.com/p/techno-optimism-for-the-2020s …
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17/The only qualifier here is that the death of the Endless Frontier Act and Biden's science innovation plans will remove one of the tailwinds that would have accelerated progress this decade. So on technology, I'm slightly less optimistic, but still quite optimistic.
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18/Basically, there are reasons to temper our optimism. Vaccine refusers, filibusters, and preemptive Biden compromises are the most worrying new storm clouds on our national horizon. But overall, I still think we're on track for good things. (end)https://noahpinion.substack.com/p/time-to-temper-my-optimism …
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