December 17, 2022Why This Economist Thinks You Should Live Like An ArtistWilliam Faulkner once described writing a book as getting “the character in your mind. Once…
October 1, 2020MediumDo I Deserve What I Have? Part IIIIn part I of this series, I argued that I do not deserve my standard…
May 4, 2020MediumPrice Gouging Could Actually Fix Our Face Mask ShortageIf we don’t let prices for essential goods rise, we can’t incentivize making more of…
March 12, 2020MediumEulogy for my FatherThis is an expanded version of what I said at my father’s funeral. He passed…
January 30, 2020MediumThe Economist as ScapegoatA lot of things are wrong with America these days. A rising suicide rate. Opioid…
November 21, 2019MediumHealth Care Without (much) GovernmentI’m going to imagine what health care would look like if government played a much…
September 18, 2019MediumAm I a Market Fundamentalist?I’ve noticed a growing tendency for economists and others to critique “market fundamentalism/neoliberalism/free market dogma.”…Listen
March 11, 2019MediumAdam Smith, Loneliness, and the Limits of Mainstream EconomicsBig data is all the rage. We have become increasingly obsessed in economics and in…
December 5, 2018MediumDo I Deserve What I Have? Part IIThe Case of Pure Socialism In Part I of this essay, I tried to make…
December 4, 2018MediumDo I Deserve What I Have? Part IA Socialist Thought-Experiment How am I lucky to have the career I have and the…
October 29, 2018MediumThe Lonely Man with a GunAnother lonely man with a gun has murdered innocents. Whether you call it mass murder…
October 23, 2018MediumDo the Rich Get All the Gains from Economic Growth?Adjusted for inflation, the US economy has more than doubled in real terms since 1975.…
July 13, 2018MediumThe Story of My LifeFor most of my life, I had a particular self-image of myself, a self-image I…
July 9, 2018MediumThe Outrage Epidemic – Part IThe political atmosphere in America seem to have deteriorated a lot in the last few…
February 12, 2018MediumMy Twelve Rules for LifeThis list is inspired by Jordan Peterson’s 12 Rules for Life and my recent EconTalk interview with him. Some…
July 27, 2017MediumAn Introduction to It’s a Wonderful LoafUnderstanding Emergent Order in Our Daily Lives We have desires we achieve through taking action.…