An Economist Nitpicks Sci-Fi: Foundation and Chaos
In which an economist looks at one of the seminal science fiction works of the 20th Century.
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An Economist Nitpicks Sci-Fi: Employment in The Expanse
Many scientists like to nitpick science fiction, but why should they have all the fun?
Still Life of The Author in this New America
Random thoughts and musings on President Trump, the game of soccer, and a truly historic election.
How To Fix a Broken Elephant: A Recipe for Electoral Health In Six Incredibly Difficult Steps
America desperately needs a disciplined, conservative political party — a thing the GOP has not been for quite some time. Here are the six steps those small-c conservatives of the #NeverTrump variety will have to take if they want to stem the rise of Trumpism in their party.
Marilynne Robinson and the Absence of a Religious Left
In her essays, the award-winning novelist examines the significance, past, present, and future, of America’s missing Religious Left.
The Race at Pooh Corner
Because Politics and Power aren’t things which you get, they’re things which get you. And all you can do is to go where they can find you.
Slavery’s Legacies, Addiction’s Realities: Delicious Foods, by James Hannaham
Slavery, like the past, isn’t past. It ain’t even dead yet.
Market Failure 8: Non-Efficiency policy goals (The right tool for the right job)
We conclude the market failure series by talking about what to do when you have goals besides allocative efficiency.
Market Failure 7: Government Failure (There’s Always a Catch)
Unfortunately correcting market failures is an exercise in using one imperfect tool to fix the imperfections in another.
Market Failure 5: Imperfect Information (When life hands you lemons, call your mechanic)
What you don’t know can hurt everyone.
Market Failure 4: Collective Action Problems (Tragedies and Catch 22s)
Why can’t we all just get along?
Market Failure 3: Imperfect Competition (This game of Monopoly plays you!)
What happens when a small number of producers or consumers starts to gain control over the price system?
Market Failure 2: Externalities (Coase and Effect)
Economic decision-making becomes a lot more complicated when your decisions affect 3rd parties.
Market Failure 1: Ideal Markets (Why you should care about spherical cows)
To understand what a market failure is, you first need to understand the market successes.
Market Failure Introduction
In which I outline an eight-part series on how markets can fail, and what to do about it.
The Vector: A Post-Theist Moral Framework
“But, in a nutshell, the further one says the edge of one’s sphere is from one, translates, generally, into how moral one is perceived to be… so long, of course, as one doesn’t go on to screw the proverbial pooch (or the literal one, depending on one’s proclivities).”
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