John Cochrane analyzes the difficulties of reopening the American economy with restrictive new protocols, argues that the enthusiasm for bringing industry back from China is overwrought, and warns that the risk of future inflation is real.
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I lived in Baltimore from Fall 2019 until Summer 2020. I have walked past “the vacants”. I am delighted to read this Wall Street Journal piece about the new real estate opportunities now playing out as real estate investors buy these properties at really low prices ($45k) and prepare to fix them up and sell them.
August 17, 2026
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Dora and I buy insurance for our car, home, lifespan, health, disability and travel. For profit firms are willing to bet that we won’t crash our car, drop dead, experience a wildfire, become disabled, or have some catastrophe on a trip abroad.
August 16, 2026
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What if the Industrial Revolution began not with steam, but with property rights?
August 17, 2026 • 72 Min Watch
