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Noah Smith’s essays apply an economics perspective to technology, industrial policy, geopolitics, and culture, combining research references with a clearly expressed personal viewpoint.
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Noah Smith
Noah Smith writes Noahpinion after earlier work as a Bloomberg Opinion economics columnist and an assistant finance professor at Stony Brook University. He studied economics at the University of Michigan and previously studied physics. His newsletter applies an economics perspective to technology, industrial development, geopolitics, and public debate.
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Profile checked September 18, 2026. Editorial notes are Perimeter’s interpretation.