The Economic Illiteracy of Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
It is hard to emphasize how chillingly inept this remark is, especially for someone with a degree in economics.
Jonathan Church
· 10 min read
economics
A collection of 54 posts
What If Ayn Rand Was Right About Entrepreneurs and Inequality?
Rand and her largely philosophical economic views have been consigned to history as an interesting relic of sorts—a compelling, well-articulated fantasy that has no basis in reality.
Cameron Hendy
· 8 min read
We Can Put an End to State Bidding Wars
Amazon would still have paid tax revenue, and, more likely than not, other tech startups would have followed, growing the taxable population even further.
Christopher Sabaitis
· 6 min read
The Meaning of the Self-Destructive Strike at WSU
History suggests another explanation, which has been left unexamined that radicalized union leadership is part, perhaps the primary part, of the problem.
Evan Osborne
· 8 min read
Video Games and the (Male) Meaning of Life
Research indicated that improved technological entertainment options, primarily video games, are responsible for between 20 and 33 percent of reduced work hours.
Andrew Yang
· 9 min read
What We Talk About When We Talk About Immigration
Focusing on immigration policy through the lens of political allegiance is both dangerous and often ahistorical.
Neema Parvini
· 11 min read
A New Kind of Economy—An Interview with Andrew Yang
His campaign focuses on solving the problem of job losses to automation—an issue many politicians seem happy to ignore.
Peter Clarke
· 17 min read
Why Assumptions About 'Rising Inequality' Are Wrong
“Rising inequality” has become a catch-all explanation with which politicians, journalists, and intellectuals can wave away the actual concerns of “populists,” with abstract talk about the “underlying economic causes” — few if any of which stand up to scrutiny.
Neema Parvini
· 9 min read
Dodging the Hard Question on Economic Mobility
There is good reason for the controversy. Early in the book, Reeves lays out the inconvenient truth:
Ben Wilterdink
· 12 min read