I consider Noah Smith to be an inverse indicator. He’s usually one of the last people to cling to a dying idea. His advocacy of an issue usually signals to me t

I consider Noah Smith to be an inverse indicator. He’s usually one of the last people to cling to a dying idea. His advocacy of an issue usually signals to me that the trend is reversing. There are a lot better examples of America being unable to build, California HSR is a weak example.