Friday assorted links
The article is a collection of assorted links and brief reflections by Tyler Cowen published on May 1, 2026. Topics include the relationship between trade and peace, the origins of goblins, potential future advances in AI, and a mistaken report of artist Georg Baselitz's death. Cowen also comments on political polling and the limited impact of political events on voter attitudes.
- ▪The article presents a list of diverse links on topics ranging from geopolitics to art.
- ▪Tyler Cowen mentions owning a print of an upside-down eagle by Georg Baselitz, referencing a mistaken obituary.
- ▪One link questions whether political events significantly influence voter attitudes despite polling data.
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Friday assorted links by Tyler Cowen May 1, 2026 at 11:42 am 1. Does trade cause peace? (FT) 2. Where the goblins came from. 3. The next big advance to come from AI? 4. Georg Baselitz, RIP. And now in English. I am happy to own a print of his, one of the upside-down eagles. 5. Okie-dokie, USG edition. 6. In spite of what polling says, political events do not much affect voter attitudes? 0 Comments Facebook Twitter RSS Feed print Comments Sort by Top Sort by Recent Sort by Controversial <article class="blog-comment depth-<%= model.depth %>" id="blog-comment-<%= model.id %>" data-user-vote="<%= model.user_vote %>" data-vote-count="<%= model.vote_count %>" data-vote-total="<%= model.vote_total %>" data-updoots="<%= model.updoots %>" data-downboops="<%= model.downboops %>"> <div…
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