Why This Economist Thinks You Should Live Like An Artist
William Faulkner once described writing a book as getting “the character in your mind. Once…
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Do I Deserve What I Have? Part III
In part I of this series, I argued that I do not deserve my standard…
Price Gouging Could Actually Fix Our Face Mask Shortage
If we don’t let prices for essential goods rise, we can’t incentivize making more of…
Eulogy for my Father
This is an expanded version of what I said at my father’s funeral. He passed…
The Economist as Scapegoat
A lot of things are wrong with America these days. A rising suicide rate. Opioid…
Health Care Without (much) Government
I’m going to imagine what health care would look like if government played a much…
Am I a Market Fundamentalist?
I’ve noticed a growing tendency for economists and others to critique “market fundamentalism/neoliberalism/free market dogma.”…
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Adam Smith, Loneliness, and the Limits of Mainstream Economics
Big data is all the rage. We have become increasingly obsessed in economics and in…
Do I Deserve What I Have? Part II
The Case of Pure Socialism In Part I of this essay, I tried to make…
Do I Deserve What I Have? Part I
A Socialist Thought-Experiment How am I lucky to have the career I have and the…