Marking to Market

Money Pits & Cash Drains

Austerity isn’t a threat. It’s a confession.

Apr 10

2

Buying Hope

Judging lottery tickets is less rational than buying them.

Apr 3

2

March 2026

The Oldest Solved Problem

Financial instability isn’t unsolved. It's engineered.

Mar 27

2

The Regulation Deficit

Everyone knows we have too many regulations. Nobody’s counting the ones we don’t have.

Mar 13

2

February 2026

The Scarcity Constant

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

Feb 27

2

The Point of Growth

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

Feb 13

2

January 2026

The Meritocracy Subscription

AI won’t democratize software—it will commercialize productivity

Jan 30

1

The Tax Flight

What happens when your tax base has a boarding pass

Jan 16

3

Based-Class System

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

Jan 2

4

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

1

A New Deal

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

Dec 5, 2025

3

November 2025

Foreigners Should Learn English

Xenophobia pays surprisingly well.

Nov 21, 2025

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