ADAM TOOZE

America’s economy did not exceed China’s in size until the 1880s, according to the Maddison Project at the Universi… https://t.co/INLOPdrmKn

China Shock: In 1708 Johann Friedrich Böttger managed to make porcelain outside China for elector of Saxony (hence… https://t.co/2Wv9p4vlal

"McDonald’s was once a symbol of America’s economic might. Now the Big Mac shows how its might is being surpassed.”… https://t.co/kG2uhqdAbY

“I began to realise that even if the professors leave politics alone, politics won’t leave the professors alone.” J… https://t.co/UuqrQgE2jU

"What are Chinese characteristics? This is Chinese characteristics. The system under the leadership of CPC is ours,… https://t.co/6l9Zv10psJ

$91 trillion = value of global natural wealth in 2014 according to Inclusive Wealth Project sponsored by UN directe… https://t.co/FfFZvORxOS

2 modes of power displayed this week: Trump in Rose Garden – I will speak about whatever I want, however I want, b… https://t.co/OovjZdDRZ5

Fears of a Hong Kong brain drain are increasing after China moved to tax its ex-pat citizens' global income, at nor… https://t.co/c2MxXTPzxx

Is South Korea Really a Liberal Country? The liberals’ primacy is unprecedented and likely long-term. But is it per… https://t.co/0rRg0ASZCT

Thanks to America’s 19th-century mining laws, the country is littered with heavily polluted abandoned mines. Very c… https://t.co/kxiDTTqyyN

"Camo economy”: In 2019, the Pentagon spent$370 bn on contractors, more than half the $676bn defense budget = 164%… https://t.co/TJ2TEg5ljb

"In the age of Xi, China pundits have been asked to become overnight experts on ideology. But which definition of i… https://t.co/2d3T2xm4Jt

Eric Schmidt 2020: “In recent years, Americans, Silicon Valley leaders included, have put too much faith in private… https://t.co/okH63z08NE

Is South Korea Really a Liberal Country? The liberals’ primacy is unprecedented and likely long-term. But is it per… https://t.co/uSvgXlWKBp

Thanks to America’s 19th-century mining laws, the country is littered with heavily polluted abandoned mines. Very c… https://t.co/CbDU2rV896

Cost-type contracts give the Pentagon flexibility in contract relationships but they are VASTLY expensive which is… https://t.co/snozVkFtjc

"In the age of Xi, China pundits have been asked to become overnight experts on ideology. But which definition of i… https://t.co/hjI50ITQzy

"Camo economy”: In 2019, the Pentagon spent$370 bn on contractors, more than half the $676bn defense budget = 164%… https://t.co/1KVvpE4Ydp

Eric Schmidt 2020: “In recent years, Americans, Silicon Valley leaders included, have put too much faith in private… https://t.co/tT3uUF4QIW

"Since @bankofengland bought £200bn in bonds in 2009, it has restarted purchases whenever the UK has been rocked by… https://t.co/yHtqPkhRMm

Gordon Brown as chancellor at HM Treasury had “the smartest people in government working for him – [then] when you’… https://t.co/UN378IuzX8

Dead Labor: Toward a Political Economy of Premature Death @Tynergeography Looks absolutely fascinating and could h… https://t.co/FFyfj2RzXg

@Brad_Setser @jonsindreu @M_C_Klein @dsquareddigest @kalantzis @JWMason1 @DanielaGabor @VinceGW @NathanTankus I rea… https://t.co/RH0WLgTpeV

@M_C_Klein @Brad_Setser @jonsindreu @dsquareddigest @kalantzis @JWMason1 @DanielaGabor @VinceGW @NathanTankus On th… https://t.co/tOQMFNCWaq

@M_C_Klein @dsquareddigest @jonsindreu @kalantzis @Brad_Setser @JWMason1 @DanielaGabor @VinceGW @NathanTankus The p… https://t.co/Iu5RwmkOMO

@M_C_Klein @jonsindreu @kalantzis @Brad_Setser @JWMason1 @DanielaGabor @VinceGW @NathanTankus Like I say, I actuall… https://t.co/hYVvGvR8Sk

@njtmulder @alexandreafonso Thanks nick.

@M_C_Klein @adam_tooze @kalantzis @Brad_Setser @JWMason1 @DanielaGabor @VinceGW @NathanTankus But this is just not… https://t.co/iACpHu7VOI

Competition policy shares something with central banks: Everything can be thought of as an anti-trust violation if… https://t.co/v4dChwIir7

The quality of ideas matters. Expertise counts. Evidence and historical experience—both domestic and foreign—carr… https://t.co/g8leyshJ1u

The US finally abandoned the gold standard in 1971. Since then no mainstream expert has thought it was a good idea… https://t.co/9slYoOBDyv

@alexandreafonso I cant read the Dutch other than the basic gist. Did Rutte actually say this? Or is a journalist a… https://t.co/gGQSzeAgha

Asked if the money the U.S. is printing is going to cause inflation, Ben Bernanke has a simple answer: "No." "Peo… https://t.co/AGPNP8PkUB

Another excellent piece by @TimDuy, with which I agree completely. The upshot is that maximizing employment (#Fed o… https://t.co/KYbS8gVK8O

@M_C_Klein @jonsindreu @kalantzis @Brad_Setser @JWMason1 @DanielaGabor @VinceGW @NathanTankus The one bit of the st… https://t.co/vKHCm2us0M