Magnitude Matters

(I love the mirror image below the bars hinting at the symmetrical negative to any observable outcome.) Consider the analogy of graphic ...

Partial list of ethical ways to free ride (enjoy positive externalities ). Free riding is generally economically destructive and potential...

This recent Scott Sumner post got me thinking about a truism I like to follow:  Don't let the ideal be the enemy of improvement -...

This is meant to be primarily tongue-in-cheek, but if the shoe fits... Football - I am in the tribe of macho Basketball - I am a so...

Partial list of things I believe to be waxing and waning in the popular sense of moral, civilized taste. To be clear morality is not deter...

Partial list of serious problems where too many of us are unreasonably unwilling to accept the clearly best solutions*:  Climate change...

This runs the risk of being the most ill-timed post I've made since current recession risk is probably elevated. Don't take this a...