180 - Why Bad Ideas Persist | Crémieux

180 - Why Bad Ideas Persist | Crémieux

Published: May 1, 2026

Duration: 1:14:53

IQ, Institutions & Why Every Country Is Run Poorly

- Crémieux is a pseudonymous statistician and writer with a large following on Substack and X. He likes to take widely cited studies, reopen the data, and argue the conclusions don't always hold up. His readers include Elon Musk and JD Vance, and his work circulates widely in tech and policy circles.

Timothy Allen sits down with Crémieux in Honduras, for a wide-ranging conversation about IQ, institutions, fertility, biotech, agglomeration economies, and why he thinks every country on Earth, even Singapore, is run poorly. The re...