Weekend Reading, Listening and Watching Recommendations (November 29, 2024)
Why does it takes a disaster to build fast?; How to improve government efficiency responsibly; COP29's Last-Minute $300 Billion Deal Is a Mess and a Miracle; How to Get People to Listen to You
Read: Why does it takes a disaster to build fast?: US-centric but has lessons for all countries on how to streamline approval processes for infratructure construction/reconstruction. Here is very good Twitter thread on permiting reform, on which an interesting debate is underway in the US. (via The New Atlantis)
Read: How to improve government efficiency responsibly: A sensible take on DOGE. Musk and Ramaswamy have a WSJ op-ed on what they are proposing to improve government efficiency. Ramaswamy has a Twitter thread on what is proposed. (via Eating Policy Substack). Frank Fukuyama has wise advice.
Listen: COP29's Last-Minute $300 Billion Deal Is a Mess and a Miracle (via Zero Podcast)
Watch: How to Get People to Listen to You (via Harvard Business Review)