Should-Read: Noah Smith: Vast Literatures as Mud Moats: “My solution to this problem is what I call the Two Paper Rule… http://noahpinionblog.blogspot.com/2017/05/vast-literatures-as-mud-moats.html …If you want me to read the vast literature, cite me two papers that are exemplars and paragons…. Foundational papers, key recent innovations…. Just two. I will read them.  If these two papers … Continue reading Should-Read: Noah Smith: Vast Literatures as Mud Moats