Robots Run the Farm, but You Can Eat Only So Much
WALL STREET JOURNAL …. >> Will robots cause the factory to go the way of the farm? Many economists seem to think so.
Interview with Mark Mills on ‘Work in the Age of Robots’
REAL CLEAR BOOKS …. >> RealClearBooks: Let’s start with your book title. I always thought the advent of robots would mean we wouldn’t have to work anymore.
On Technology: This Time It’s Not Different
REAL CLEAR BOOKS …. >> One of humanity’s oldest pursuits is inventing machines that reduce the labor-hours needed to perform tasks. History offers hundreds of examples, each of which seemed amazing at the time.
Health Care (Desperately) Needs More Robots
INVESTORS BUSINESS DAILY …. >> Economists are notoriously lousy at predicting technology or understanding the laws of nature. But the closest economists get to having a law of physics is in the truism that increasing productivity is the primary force driving economic growth.
Robots to the Rescue—of Manufacturing
CITY JOURNAL .… >> It’s mostly accepted wisdom in policy circles: automation means that manufacturing employment is destined to follow the historical example of farm work, becoming a negligible share of the U.S. workforce. Even those who embrace the Trump administration’s efforts to “onshore” factories say that we should be “honest about the facts,” especially to…
The Policymaker’s Dilemma: Believe Economists or Innovators?
REAL CLEAR POLICY …. >> The economy is picking up a little steam. But it’s still a far cry from the go-go growth fondly remembered from the Reagan and Clinton eras. And when it comes to forging policies intended to accelerate the economy, we have a clear division between two camps. On one side are…