Marking to Market

The Scarcity Constant

A post-scarcity world is impossible, and that’s good news

Feb 27

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The Point of Growth

GDP has grown for 70 years. What do we have to show for it?

Feb 13

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January 2026

The Meritocracy Subscription

AI won’t democratize software—it will commercialize productivity

Jan 30

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The Tax Flight

What happens when your tax base has a boarding pass

Jan 16

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Based-Class System

Stop confusing seat time with learning. Public schools should serve all students.

Jan 2

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December 2025

The Politics in Money

Getting money out of politics would be great, but getting politics out of money would be better.

Dec 19, 2025

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A New Deal

Social Security isn’t just underfunded—it’s backwards. What if we did the exact opposite?

Dec 5, 2025

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November 2025

Foreigners Should Learn English

Xenophobia pays surprisingly well.

Nov 21, 2025

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Comparing Apples to AAPLs

CPI doesn't measure total inflation — and that's why the middle class is falling behind.

Nov 7, 2025

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October 2025

America Should Re-Colonize the Caribbean

America's best economic opportunity sits 90 minutes south, and we're ignoring it so we don't offend anyone.

Oct 24, 2025

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Unionized Against the Middle Class

Public sector unions don't protect the powerless from exploitation from the powerful few. They do the opposite.

Oct 10, 2025

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September 2025

How to Actually Tax the Rich

Every "Tax the Rich" scheme since 1913 has ended up taxing workers instead. It doesn't have to.

Sep 26, 2025

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