E17: Population drives human progress, factories bring prosperity, 'How the West Wins from Globalization' and much more: (opens in new tab)

Tony Morley, August 7th, 2025 ‘Sydney Sweeney Has Great Jeans,’ and factories help poor countries develop, and their people prosper. This week, Noah Smith dropped a hot take on the Sydney Sweeney controversy and why the spiral into her ad being a glorification of the fruits of sweatshop labour is