Articles in Economics
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Darwinism and Markets Don’t Mix
As illustrated by this model, “survival of the fittest” among corporations leads to the extinction of all.
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Why Cryptocurrency Is A Giant Fraud
Speculators might make money on it, but the arguments for its usefulness fail completely.
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The U.S. Has a Moral Obligation to Forgive the World’s Debts
It’s time for the banks to be the ones tightening their belts for once.
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The Taxonomy of Student Debt Arguments
Justice. Harm reduction. Redistribution. Economic growth. Some cases are stronger than others.
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Inside the Cryptocurrency Casino
Bitcoin and its imitators were supposed to democratize the world of money. Instead, speculators have gotten rich—and the planet is paying the price.
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The Nature of Money
Calculating a poor person’s wealth is a science. For a rich person, it’s an incredibly abstract art.
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How Billionaires See Themselves
Reading the dreadful memoirs of the super-rich offers an illuminating look at their delusions.
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The Grift of Online Entrepreneurship
Don’t like getting underpaid for your work? Hypercapitalist Instagram meme pages can help.
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Break Up Facebook, But That’s Just The Start
The FTC suit against Facebook has limited aims and long odds.
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Abolishing the Economics Nobel Isn’t Enough
Economics is a discipline that has been strangled by conservative credentialism. Saving the profession from itself requires more than symbolic action—it’s time to get rid of the gatekeepers.
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