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Against "There Are Two X-Wing Parties"
Scott Alexander critiques the claim that 'America has two X-wing parties' as meaningless or misleading, urging for more precise political comparisons.
5 min read 629 words
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Book Review: Which Country Has The World's Best Health Care?
Scott Alexander reviews a book comparing international healthcare systems, finding it informative but lacking in explaining why some systems succeed while others fail.
22 min read 3,362 words
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Coronalinks 5/18/20: When All You Have Is A Hammer, Everything Starts Looking Like A Dance
Scott Alexander explores various COVID-19 topics including lockdown effectiveness, infection rate variations, transmission risks, prediction markets, and ethical considerations of pandemic response.
38 min read 5,870 words
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Coronalinks 4/10: Second Derivative
Scott Alexander provides updates on coronavirus trends, discusses various pandemic-related topics, and analyzes different countries' responses and policy proposals.
25 min read 3,781 words