From soccer to Chipotle, everything we do is shaped by economics The FIFA World Cup, and specifically the penalty-kick-heavy match … More
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The Consumptive Mirror
Want to know what you are? Hint: it’s what you consume. “As William James observed, we must reflect that, when we … More
An Economy of Desire
What economic theory says about the internet’s effect on society “Orwell feared that what we fear will ruin us. Huxley … More
The Power of the Unseen
And the awesomeness of overcoming survivorship bias. During World War II, the American military enlisted the help of the Statistical … More
We Cannot Amuse Ourselves to Death
And that is far more worrying than the idea that we could. “Americans no longer talk to each other, they entertain … More
The Potency of Purpose
“Modern technology has become a total phenomenon for civilization, the defining force of a new social order in which efficiency … More
The Information Market
Capitalism’s Takeover of the Final Good “What is the goal of economics?” My Principles of Microeconomics professor, a lithe figure with … More
Finding the Road
A follow-up to “Sugar-Coating Facebook” In the wake of my post about Facebook a little over a month ago, I … More
Unequal Wealth: A Response to Thomas Fuller’s “What San Francisco Says About America”
Taken outside of the Merchandise Mart in Chicago, IL Thomas Fuller, currently the San Francisco Bureau Chief for the New York … More
An Embattled Economics Major’s Perspective on the 4th of July (read at 4th of July ceremony)
Recently, I was driving down my street in my mom’s cream Volkswagen convertible bug, blasting the remix of “All The … More
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