Tauquir Shayaan
Activism, Production, and Consumption – A Case Study from Flint
The Flint water crisis was a significant event that brought attention to the dangers of lead contamination in…
Working for Change in Democratic Politics
Brother, Can You Paradigm, or Spare a Signature? Janet Bufton recently shared her thoughts on the importance of…
Did Taylor Swift “Juice the Economy”?
Taylor Swift's impact on the economy during her two-year Eras world tour has been a topic of much…
Is This War With Lebanon Different? (with Matti Friedman)
In the late 1990s, when I was in Lebanon as a soldier in the Israeli Defense Force (IDF),…
NGDP guardrails: Do the right thing
The proposal to have the Federal Reserve subsidize an NGDP futures market, as suggested by economist Scott Sumner,…
My Weekly Reading for December 15, 2024
Blair Lee, a college professor with a background in chemistry and biology, found herself thrown into the world…
What Stray Cats Taught Me About Spontaneous Order
Cats of Greece: A Spontaneous Order My recent trip to Greece with my wife was a whirlwind of…
Subsidies and waste – Econlib
The Impact of Subsidies on Consumer Behavior When it comes to purchasing luxury items, such as a $100,000…
Searching for Truth in a Social Media World
Exploring Truth and Misinformation in Today’s Society In the age of rampant misinformation and disinformation, it can be…
The Fed’s Financial Chicanery: No End to the Money Printing
The Federal Reserve is often compared to various financial disasters in history, including failed 1980s Savings & Loan…
The Other Kind of Romance in Politics
Public choice theory, often referred to as "politics without romance," challenges the idealistic notion that participants in the…
What Is Kakistocracy?
Every year in December, The Economist selects a "word of the year" that encapsulates a significant event or…
Paul Krugman retires from the NYT
After years of analyzing Paul Krugman's columns and blog posts, it's clear that his influence as an economic…
Crypto, Investment, and Intrinsic Value
Crypto: A Closer Look at Its Value and Future in the Economy Crypto doesn’t have intrinsic value; neither…
Consumer Purchasing Price Theory: Cutsinger’s Solution
Understanding Consumer Behavior Through Price Theory [Editor’s note: Dive into the world of price theory with our ongoing…