<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0" xmlns:itunes="http://www.itunes.com/dtds/podcast-1.0.dtd" xmlns:googleplay="http://www.google.com/schemas/play-podcasts/1.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[IN THE NOAH: offset]]></title><description><![CDATA[land offset from the objective. ]]></description><link>https://inthenoah.substack.com/s/the-offset</link><image><url>https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!VbnN!,w_256,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F1ec6afec-36ee-467a-95ea-c58d0b3c7f6a_126x126.png</url><title>IN THE NOAH: offset</title><link>https://inthenoah.substack.com/s/the-offset</link></image><generator>Substack</generator><lastBuildDate>Fri, 22 May 2026 02:05:45 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://inthenoah.substack.com/feed" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><copyright><![CDATA[Noah Smith]]></copyright><language><![CDATA[en]]></language><webMaster><![CDATA[inthenoah@substack.com]]></webMaster><itunes:owner><itunes:email><![CDATA[inthenoah@substack.com]]></itunes:email><itunes:name><![CDATA[Noah Smith]]></itunes:name></itunes:owner><itunes:author><![CDATA[Noah Smith]]></itunes:author><googleplay:owner><![CDATA[inthenoah@substack.com]]></googleplay:owner><googleplay:email><![CDATA[inthenoah@substack.com]]></googleplay:email><googleplay:author><![CDATA[Noah Smith]]></googleplay:author><itunes:block><![CDATA[Yes]]></itunes:block><item><title><![CDATA["Professor" Jiang is a Beijing Plot to Mess With Your Mind]]></title><description><![CDATA[Tocqueville's nightmare sans antidote&#8212; how Wang Huning weaponized American individualism, and who's delivering it.]]></description><link>https://inthenoah.substack.com/p/professor-jiang-is-a-beijing-plot</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://inthenoah.substack.com/p/professor-jiang-is-a-beijing-plot</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Noah Smith]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 09 Apr 2026 16:16:06 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!P563!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F17150dea-f414-4726-8589-702cd24050e8_1920x1278.jpeg" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<blockquote><p><strong>Originally published at <a href="http://offsetmag.com">offsetmag.com</a> &#8212; my long-form home. Subscribe there for the full archive. Sorry if this hits your inbox twice.</strong> </p></blockquote>
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   ]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Shutdown Arrives]]></title><description><![CDATA[So what? Shutdowns inform firms how they're vulnerable]]></description><link>https://inthenoah.substack.com/p/shutdown-arrives</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://inthenoah.substack.com/p/shutdown-arrives</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Noah Smith]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 02 Oct 2025 15:43:01 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/347315f6-e1de-4b88-b19a-f8db7a91f08e_800x450.jpeg" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><strong><a href="http://offsetmag.com">This is a cross-post from The Offset</a></strong></p><p>In sum, there are rumors this shutdown is expected to last a week or a fortnight. But there is white space to neverend in it&#8217;s politcal drama. What it does do is highlight silent inflammation in industry, and the Department has started taking NSAIDs (but avoiding Tylenol obviously).</p><div class="subscription-widget-wrap-editor" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://inthenoah.substack.com/subscribe?&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Subscribe&quot;,&quot;language&quot;:&quot;en&quot;}" data-component-name="SubscribeWidgetToDOM"><div class="subscription-widget show-subscribe"><div class="preamble"><p class="cta-caption">Thanks for reading The OFFSET! Subscribe for free to receive new posts and support my work.</p></div><form class="subscription-widget-subscribe"><input type="email" class="email-input" name="email" placeholder="Type your email&#8230;" tabindex="-1"><input type="submit" class="button primary" value="Subscribe"><div class="fake-input-wrapper"><div class="fake-input"></div><div class="fake-button"></div></div></form></div></div><p>My comments are issues the shutdown makes worse - because they&#8217;re pre-existing and perhaps do not need insurance:</p><ul><li><p>Budget and contracts people have left the government and the government needs them more than PMs,</p></li><li><p>Shutdown both gives federal civilians time to listen to media - but they&#8217;re seldom targeted,</p></li><li><p>Many past startups designed for themselves not mission, and there&#8217;s no hope in a shutdown (or should be after),</p></li><li><p>Long-term shutdown craters many small businesses and integration/consulting firms (GovCons),</p></li><li><p>Prime will moan, but their core business (of war) is unaffected,</p></li><li><p>Europe is a differen&#8230;</p></li></ul>
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