Tim Harford
@timharford.ft.com
FT columnist, BBC journalist, author, host of Cautionary Tales, professional nerd.
November 28, 2025 at 6:33 AM
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November 27, 2025 at 2:50 PM
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Resonating with any women who have lost their shit over presents.
I really do think the self-gifting of beauty advent calendars is a sop
I really do think the self-gifting of beauty advent calendars is a sop
Santa Claus is a woman. Always has been. (Always will be?)
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Santa Claus is still a woman
[FREE TO READ] There is something particularly stubborn about gender roles at Christmas
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November 27, 2025 at 8:12 PM
Resonating with any women who have lost their shit over presents.
I really do think the self-gifting of beauty advent calendars is a sop
I really do think the self-gifting of beauty advent calendars is a sop
How to get things done in a world where our devices work for Big Tech, not for us: timharford.com/2025/11/our-...
Our devices work for Big Tech, not for us
Given how many things there are to rage-tweet about these days, it was almost a pleasure to stumble upon the hate for the Analog™ to-do list system, available from a Philadelphia-based design studi…
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November 27, 2025 at 8:31 PM
How to get things done in a world where our devices work for Big Tech, not for us: timharford.com/2025/11/our-...
"Fela Kuti: Fear No Man" is MAGIC from Jad Abumrad and the team.
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Jad Abumrad’s new show - Fela Kuti: Fear No Man | Dolly Parton's America | WNYC Studios
In a world that’s on fire, what do we do with art? Like, what can music actually do? Today, Jad Abumrad is back with his first major project since Dolly Parton’s America. Fela Kuti: F...
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November 27, 2025 at 5:36 PM
"Fela Kuti: Fear No Man" is MAGIC from Jad Abumrad and the team.
www.wnycstudios.org/podcasts/dol...
www.wnycstudios.org/podcasts/dol...
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Santa Claus is a woman. Always has been. (Always will be?)
on.ft.com/43POQET
on.ft.com/43POQET
Santa Claus is still a woman
[FREE TO READ] There is something particularly stubborn about gender roles at Christmas
on.ft.com
November 27, 2025 at 7:42 AM
Santa Claus is a woman. Always has been. (Always will be?)
on.ft.com/43POQET
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Book of the day recommendation is Cory Doctorow's "Enshittificaiton" - a punchy, pungent and extremely smart guide to the Enshittocene.
amzn.to/4p5tqwb
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Enshittification: Why Everything Suddenly Got Worse and What to Do About It
Enshittification: Why Everything Suddenly Got Worse and What to Do About It [Doctorow, Cory] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. Enshittification: Why Everything Suddenly Got Worse and What to Do About It
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November 27, 2025 at 9:36 AM
Book of the day recommendation is Cory Doctorow's "Enshittificaiton" - a punchy, pungent and extremely smart guide to the Enshittocene.
amzn.to/4p5tqwb
amzn.to/4p5tqwb
Book of the day recommendation is Cory Doctorow's "Enshittificaiton" - a punchy, pungent and extremely smart guide to the Enshittocene.
amzn.to/4p5tqwb
amzn.to/4p5tqwb
Enshittification: Why Everything Suddenly Got Worse and What to Do About It
Enshittification: Why Everything Suddenly Got Worse and What to Do About It [Doctorow, Cory] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. Enshittification: Why Everything Suddenly Got Worse and What to Do About It
amzn.to
November 27, 2025 at 9:36 AM
Book of the day recommendation is Cory Doctorow's "Enshittificaiton" - a punchy, pungent and extremely smart guide to the Enshittocene.
amzn.to/4p5tqwb
amzn.to/4p5tqwb
Santa Claus is a woman. Always has been. (Always will be?)
on.ft.com/43POQET
on.ft.com/43POQET
Santa Claus is still a woman
[FREE TO READ] There is something particularly stubborn about gender roles at Christmas
on.ft.com
November 27, 2025 at 7:42 AM
Santa Claus is a woman. Always has been. (Always will be?)
on.ft.com/43POQET
on.ft.com/43POQET
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lol here’s the full OBR book someone pressed publish early here’s the budget obr.uk/docs/dlm_upl...
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November 26, 2025 at 12:06 PM
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Great piece by @jburnmurdoch.ft.com about the weird hollowing out of the UK tax system, how it compares with Scandinavia (vastly MORE progressive), and the strange reluctance of anyone in politics to talk about this truth.
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Britain’s tax system combines the worst of the US and Scandinavia
[FREE TO READ] The UK’s experiment in eating the rich while shrinking the state has left everyone worse off
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November 25, 2025 at 3:25 PM
Great piece by @jburnmurdoch.ft.com about the weird hollowing out of the UK tax system, how it compares with Scandinavia (vastly MORE progressive), and the strange reluctance of anyone in politics to talk about this truth.
on.ft.com/4abEiUj
on.ft.com/4abEiUj
If you're seeing the news about @rutgerbregman.com and are more interested in his ideas than the latest dust-up, I strongly recommend one of his books. Any of his books - they're all good, but my favourite is Humankind, which is fierce and optimistic:
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amzn.to/4ru1js7
Humankind: A Hopeful History
Humankind: A Hopeful History [Bregman, Rutger, Moore, Erica, Manton, Elizabeth] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. Humankind: A Hopeful History
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November 26, 2025 at 12:04 PM
If you're seeing the news about @rutgerbregman.com and are more interested in his ideas than the latest dust-up, I strongly recommend one of his books. Any of his books - they're all good, but my favourite is Humankind, which is fierce and optimistic:
amzn.to/4ru1js7
amzn.to/4ru1js7
Great piece by @jburnmurdoch.ft.com about the weird hollowing out of the UK tax system, how it compares with Scandinavia (vastly MORE progressive), and the strange reluctance of anyone in politics to talk about this truth.
on.ft.com/4abEiUj
on.ft.com/4abEiUj
Britain’s tax system combines the worst of the US and Scandinavia
[FREE TO READ] The UK’s experiment in eating the rich while shrinking the state has left everyone worse off
on.ft.com
November 25, 2025 at 3:25 PM
Great piece by @jburnmurdoch.ft.com about the weird hollowing out of the UK tax system, how it compares with Scandinavia (vastly MORE progressive), and the strange reluctance of anyone in politics to talk about this truth.
on.ft.com/4abEiUj
on.ft.com/4abEiUj
The Drunkard's Walk - How Randomness Rules our Lives. (Fun book by Leonard Mlodinow, finally emerged from bookshelf deep-freeze.) amzn.to/3LXTcUl
The Drunkard's Walk: How Randomness Rules Our Lives
Buy The Drunkard's Walk: How Randomness Rules Our Lives on Amazon.com ✓ FREE SHIPPING on qualified orders
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November 25, 2025 at 3:24 PM
The Drunkard's Walk - How Randomness Rules our Lives. (Fun book by Leonard Mlodinow, finally emerged from bookshelf deep-freeze.) amzn.to/3LXTcUl
I've just been sent an advance copy of @stewartbrand 's "The Maintenance of Everything". I LOVE it. He has such a distinctive voice and such a surprising set of observations and ideas.
Pretty-looking hardback: amzn.to/4rcKamp
Online draft: books.worksinprogress.co
Pretty-looking hardback: amzn.to/4rcKamp
Online draft: books.worksinprogress.co
Maintenance of Everything: Part One
Maintenance of Everything: Part One [Brand, Stewart] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. Maintenance of Everything: Part One
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November 24, 2025 at 3:23 PM
I've just been sent an advance copy of @stewartbrand 's "The Maintenance of Everything". I LOVE it. He has such a distinctive voice and such a surprising set of observations and ideas.
Pretty-looking hardback: amzn.to/4rcKamp
Online draft: books.worksinprogress.co
Pretty-looking hardback: amzn.to/4rcKamp
Online draft: books.worksinprogress.co
Taking a swipe at dating apps
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Taking a swipe at dating apps
Algorithmic dating, like online dating in general, has overpromised and underdelivered. Yes, that is the uninformed opinion of a centrist dad who has never tried online dating — but it is not merel…
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November 21, 2025 at 8:50 AM
Taking a swipe at dating apps
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timharford.com/2025/11/taki...
Cautionary Tales - Kyoto: The battle that defined climate politics (with Joe Robertson)
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November 21, 2025 at 7:45 AM
Cautionary Tales - Kyoto: The battle that defined climate politics (with Joe Robertson)
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The hall-of-mirrors economy: don't trade where you tweet!
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Don’t trade where you tweet
[FREE TO READ] Online conversations about hot meme stocks or cryptocurrencies are the source of some very bad decisions
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November 20, 2025 at 7:32 AM
The hall-of-mirrors economy: don't trade where you tweet!
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Have I mentioned that Alphaville is setting up a Substack? 👉 on.ft.com/49pcgVk
FT Alphaville is finally getting a Substack
Stacking subs
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November 18, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Have I mentioned that Alphaville is setting up a Substack? 👉 on.ft.com/49pcgVk
The hall-of-mirrors economy: don't trade where you tweet!
on.ft.com/48mNofD
on.ft.com/48mNofD
Don’t trade where you tweet
[FREE TO READ] Online conversations about hot meme stocks or cryptocurrencies are the source of some very bad decisions
on.ft.com
November 20, 2025 at 7:32 AM
The hall-of-mirrors economy: don't trade where you tweet!
on.ft.com/48mNofD
on.ft.com/48mNofD
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The Treasure Hunt That Broke America - Part 2 (Cautionary Tales)
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November 14, 2025 at 9:18 AM
The Treasure Hunt That Broke America - Part 2 (Cautionary Tales)
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I've always been curious about what it would be like to play D&D with a a professional DM... Last week I got the chance!
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What’s it like to play with a professional Dungeon Master?
I’ve played tabletop role-playing games for forty years or so, but I’ve never played in a “professional” game. That changed last week when – as a guest of RPG Taverns …
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November 18, 2025 at 11:18 AM
I've always been curious about what it would be like to play D&D with a a professional DM... Last week I got the chance!
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Over a decade late, I know, but finally got round to reading Isaacson's biography of Steve Jobs, and it's really, really good - vivid, readable, loads of telling detail, deft drawing of connections and conclusions without overcooking it. Recommended. amzn.to/47THYZH
Steve Jobs
Based on more than forty interviews with Steve Jobs conducted over two years—as well as interviews with more than 100 family members, friends, adversaries, competitors, and colleagues—Walter Isaacson ...
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November 16, 2025 at 2:25 PM
Over a decade late, I know, but finally got round to reading Isaacson's biography of Steve Jobs, and it's really, really good - vivid, readable, loads of telling detail, deft drawing of connections and conclusions without overcooking it. Recommended. amzn.to/47THYZH
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TBH
Not a popular thing to say, but the big problem with the UK direct tax system is that it taxes middle incomes too low, if we move from an income tax rate/ NI switcheroo to lower allowances, that is an improvement.
That is a big “if” though.
Not a popular thing to say, but the big problem with the UK direct tax system is that it taxes middle incomes too low, if we move from an income tax rate/ NI switcheroo to lower allowances, that is an improvement.
That is a big “if” though.
November 14, 2025 at 8:52 AM
TBH
Not a popular thing to say, but the big problem with the UK direct tax system is that it taxes middle incomes too low, if we move from an income tax rate/ NI switcheroo to lower allowances, that is an improvement.
That is a big “if” though.
Not a popular thing to say, but the big problem with the UK direct tax system is that it taxes middle incomes too low, if we move from an income tax rate/ NI switcheroo to lower allowances, that is an improvement.
That is a big “if” though.
The Treasure Hunt That Broke America - Part 2 (Cautionary Tales)
timharford.com/2025/11/caut...
timharford.com/2025/11/caut...
November 14, 2025 at 9:18 AM
The Treasure Hunt That Broke America - Part 2 (Cautionary Tales)
timharford.com/2025/11/caut...
timharford.com/2025/11/caut...