Economics

Professor Tim Wu: Airlines Want You To Suffer

Like most essays Tim Wu has written, this one is pretty awesome. As airline customers, we must suffer at baseline. And besides, suffering not only builds character,  it reinforces an important social lesson.

Does Everyone Want To Be Normal?

This is not a popular question, but I feel the need to ask it out loud. 30 years ago, when Act Up taught me how crucial it was for homosexuals to get the

The Wonders of Capitalism

I'm afraid this post is going to be a mess. There is no easy way to report on the disappointment that is our capitalist system without writing a book about it.