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Political Backflow From Europe
Scott examines how American political discourse absorbs European narratives that don't fit the US context, particularly around immigration and crime statistics.
14 min read 2,052 words
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Essays on welfare policy
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Financial Incentives Are Weaker Than Social Incentives But Very Important Anyway
Scott Alexander critiques an NYT article on the weakness of financial incentives, arguing that they remain crucial as a counterweight to powerful social incentives.
11 min read 1,611 words
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Highlights From The Comments On Basic Jobs
Scott Alexander summarizes and responds to reader comments on his previous post comparing basic income to basic job guarantee programs.
55 min read 8,415 words
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Basic Income, Not Basic Jobs: Against Hijacking Utopia
Scott Alexander argues strongly for basic income over basic jobs guarantees, citing numerous advantages of basic income and potential pitfalls of basic jobs programs.
89 min read 13,740 words
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Drug Testing Welfare Users Is A Sham, But Not For The Reasons You Think
Scott Alexander criticizes misleading media reports on drug testing welfare recipients, showing how flawed methods and misrepresented data led to false conclusions about drug use rates.
17 min read 2,499 words