Magnitude Matters

Opposite is a loaded term. The meaning of it grows more ambiguous as the dimensions of the object to which it refers grow.  A no-dimensional...

David Henderson has written two very good pieces recently at the Hoover Institution's Defining Ideas.  They are a two-part discussion on...

Ever since being introduced to this concept, I’ve been intrigued by it and see examples of it more and more throughout life, business, and p...

When well-meaning fools lament the plethora of choices we have in a free market society, they make a crucial mistake. They ignore the necess...

A few years ago I had the pleasure of visiting the Barnes Foundation  art museum in Philadelphia. It is extraordinary, and I highly recommen...

If I had my druthers, I would choose retired couples who are infatuated with my children. The advantages are numerous including: They...

I believe there is a fundamental flaw in the U.S. Constitution and federal government structure. As foresightful as the founders were, they ...

Listening to a recent Freakonomics Radio episode about gossip got me thinking about journalism and the perhaps unintended role it plays or ...

Every day tens of millions of people now have an astonishing and remarkable ability to make use of the answer to that question in the subjec...

Should tipping be banned? That is the topic of a recent Freakonomics podcast . Listen to the whole thing. Tipping expert Michael Lynn say...