Magnitude Matters

Perhaps which one you choose says a lot about you. Perhaps what I list and the order I choose says a lot about me.  Holy Eucharist   bread a...

This is a partial list and probably just a glimpse of the many ways in which I am unelectable as a U.S. Presidential candidate.  I feel like...

I strive for epistemic humility, and my practice is to consider the confidence with which I hold various beliefs. As such I truly don't ...

One of the ways voting used to be limited was property ownership. Specifically, there were property qualifications where only property owner...

This email from Marco Bresba to Tyler Cowen on food versus music as social status signature really resonated with me. I have always been...

Everybody gets into difficult situations. EVERYBODY. Everyday. If you aren't getting in one today, good for you. Or maybe you're not...

Last Saturday, May 3rd, saw the passing of a giant in economics, Gary Becker. Becker was one of the first economists I got a regular exposur...

Before it got any further belated, I wanted to give proper mention to what was a great TV show that ended this spring--"The Office...

My daughter asked me a random but intriguing question tonight in the form of a game. She said, I'm going to name two things. Whichever...

A while back a Scott Sumner post titled American Shadows got me thinking about current practices, policies, and conditions in our society t...

Partial List of My Most “Controversial” Views (in no particular order and subject to change)   Government should ideally exit fully ...