Writer at @TheAtlantic. Host of podcast CRAZY/GENIUS. Author of book HIT MAKERS. Talker on NPR's @hereandnow and @CBSNews. derek[at]theatlantic[dot]com
Amazing thread on that big mask meta-analysis. TLDR: - The mask-effectiveness literature is infuriatingly scattershot - The Cochrane analysis is deeply flawed in often hilarious ways - The only thing to be said confidently is that the Bret Stephens column was very terrible
Good thread on the possibility of a soft landing for the economy. The big question was whether we could get low unemployment, slowing wage growth, moderating core inflation, and stabilized lower energy prices, all at once. Fingers crossed: for now, we’re getting it.
Great thread on history of Russian warfare. TLDR: For all the shocking ineptitude of the Russian offensive, it has for more than 100 years honed a low-efficiency, high volume strategy: pour it on thick, take heavily losses, and hope the other side quits first.
Great thread on Joe Rogan & Dr. Malone. Particularly good point. One reason I'm not v conspiratorial is that the world is a bunch of very flawed but sometimes good ppl who are kind of doing their best, some of the time. One Good Man vs The Evil World is a fantasy for children.