Rent-seeking is ruining America
This post, “Rent-seeking is ruining America,” is the forth part of my series “Ill fares our Nation. This series of … Continue reading Rent-seeking is ruining America
Category: Inequality
Ill fares our nation, Part 3
This post is the third in a series about a new book by Angus Deaton and Anne Case titled Deaths … Continue reading Ill fares our nation, Part 3
Ill Fares Our Nation
A great disaster has fallen upon America. Our country is being destroyed by the greed of the few who control … Continue reading Ill Fares Our Nation
Sometimes history lurches
History usually rolls along smoothly with not a lot happening from day to day or even year to year. But … Continue reading Sometimes history lurches
American racism cancels progressivism
Edwardo Porter has always been one of my favorite journalists. He is an economist who writes for the New York … Continue reading American racism cancels progressivism
The End of the Family Home?
This is just a very short note about three good articles and a great book on the housing problem in … Continue reading The End of the Family Home?
How Neoliberals and the Right changed the world in 2008, Part One
How Neoliberals and the Right changed the world in 2008, is an important and interesting idea. 2008 was the year … Continue reading How Neoliberals and the Right changed the world in 2008, Part One
Best books about the new anti-democracy
The best books about the new anti-democracy. Something different and very disturbing appeared in the summer of 2016. Brexit happened … Continue reading Best books about the new anti-democracy
What is neoliberalism
The question, what is neoliberalism, is an important question right now. Especially with Trump in office, questions about extreme capitalism … Continue reading What is neoliberalism
Global inequality
Global Inequality is the title of a book by Branko Milanovic who is one of my favorite writers. Milanovic is … Continue reading Global inequality
Capitalism Alone
Bronto Milanovic’s most recent book is Capitalism, Alone, It was published in late 2019. This book is about the rather … Continue reading Capitalism Alone
Elizabeth Warren’s huge plan for America
Elizabeth Warren’s huge plan for America is complex, very expensive will be opposed by the most powerful people in America. … Continue reading Elizabeth Warren’s huge plan for America
Adam Smith: markets and sympathies
I just finished reading a couple of articles by Adam Gopnik in the New Yorker. Both articles are about Adam … Continue reading Adam Smith: markets and sympathies