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Ideas &   Society.

Essays on technology, Sweden, policy, and the ways the world is rearranging itself around cheap intelligence. Thesis-first. I write here when I've chewed on something long enough to say what I actually think, not just react to it.

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The Laffer Curve Is the Question, Not the Answer

Ahead of Sweden's 2026 election, the useful tax question is not whether the Laffer curve exists, but which taxes are already damaging the activity they tax.

Jul 3, 2026 · 8 min