Category: Economics
Hurricane Harvey Is Hitting the US Oil Economy Hard
Hurricane Harvey has had a devastating impact on the people of Texas. The whole country could be seeing some significant resulting changes as well.
The New E-Conomy
American workers are at a cross-roads and our political leaders all seem to be leading them in the wrong direction. What the ‘Amazon effect’ means for the future of labor.
Little Red CoreDEBT
A look at the relative culpability of overly optimistic borrowers for automobile loans.
The Cable And The Stream
In which I am the last person on Earth to discover that cable television is doomed.
An Economist Nitpicks Sci-Fi: Employment in The Expanse
Many scientists like to nitpick science fiction, but why should they have all the fun?
Mugged By Reality: A Conservative for Universal Health Care
It’s past time for conservatives to ensure that no American has to worry about health care coverage because in the end we are our brother’s (and sister’s) keeper.
Kmart’s Death Without Dignity
Kmart deserves either a good death or second chance at retail life. But looks more and more that it will get neither and that’s a shame.
Don’t Blame Me!
Really, nobody is to blame for the unsustainable adjunct situation in academia. And so, nobody can fix it.
Four Reasons You Probably Haven’t Thought of to be Horrified by Trump’s Presidency
Not paranoid enough!
Krugman Channels Rawls in Sympathy for the Free Trade Losers
Paul Krugman still defends free trade, but does so while channeling John Rawls in favor of the “free trade losers.”
Brexit and the Temp Economy
Zero-hour contracts are somewhat of a Catch-22 in the UK. What impact will Brexit have on these temporary workers, and are there any parallels in the U.S.?
What Trump has in Common with a Subsistence Farmer
Not paying taxes for 18 years is not necessarily tax evasion
Moore’s Law Investing Strategy
A Princeton professor has demonstrated that you can’t pick stocks that “beat the market.” The future, by in large, is unpredictable. Except one area of the future, is predictable. For a possible investing strategy that relates to that predictable area of the future, read on.
Five Random Lessons from Covering the Theranos Debacle
Not one of which is, “You know, that Jim Cramer is really on to something.”
