Risk-of-Ruin Goods
Sometimes things go poorly
Topic
Politics and Economics
A collection of 11 issues
Baby Money Index - Reader Comments
North Korea, PPP and Why TFR is Squared
There's a New Country Ranking and You're Not Going to Like it
What makes Israel, Qatar, and the Faroe Islands so great?
Developing An Intuition For Georgism
WIRED published our weird ramblings on Land; here's the even weirder ramblings.
On the Beating of Children and Other Apparently Fine Things
Being a kid is just like having a regular 9-to-5 job, but you also may get your ass kicked.
Rags-to-Riches of the Century: Francis Ngannou
He nearly bled to death in the desert and crossed the Mediterranean on a pool toy. It'd be movie-worthy if he became an accountant in Cleveland, but instead, he became World Champion.
Negative Opportunity Cost
Economists rate opportunity cost as the most important economic concept for the public to understand. Turns out it comes in two flavors.
When Bits Split Atoms
Artificial Intelligence and that time the US Secretary of Defense thought we were all going to die.
The Theory of Displacement Value
What do homeopathy, Tourette's-like tics and traditional religion have in common? They have displacement value.
Pareto Chinese: Say Xi's
You should probably forget about learning Chinese meaningfully. So how does one learn Chinese meaninglessly? I’m so glad you asked.