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business, culture, government, politics, the economy Posted onFebruary 26, 2011September 10, 2021

Gawande on Healthcare’s Super-Utilizers

In my last post I attempted to list the things I found especially resonant last year in media, entertainment, art and journalism. I say “attempted” […] Read More

business, government, politics, the economy Posted onMay 2, 2010September 10, 2021

Three Financial Industry Reforms We Should Demand

The House recently passed a major financial reform bill, and the Senate will vote on it as soon as there’s enough Republican support to push […] Read More

culture, politics, the economy Posted onAugust 21, 2009September 10, 2021

America: The Game

Americans, it’s well known, aren’t interested in soccer. Americans prefer the other football. We don’t like hockey either, which isn’t surprising, since it’s a lot […] Read More

activism, business, culture, the economy Posted onApril 19, 2009September 10, 2021

Green shopping, the Costco way

I have a somewhat irrational affection for Costco. The selection is good, the prices are low. They have a generous return policy (my friend just […] Read More

politics, the economy Posted onFebruary 20, 2009September 10, 2021

The Financial Crisis explained… again

In the tradition of The Giant Pool of Money, its spinoff Planet Money and this fine piece of writing by Henry Blodget in the Atlantic […] Read More

politics, technology, the economy Posted onFebruary 10, 2009September 10, 2021

The other opportunists

There are a lot of people lining up for stimulus dollars, a lot of ambitious and long-dormant projects being dusted off by governors and mayors […] Read More

culture, the economy Posted onFebruary 9, 2009September 10, 2021

We could have saved the economy… who knew?

Here’s a remarkably simple formula for personal finance. It’s genius, and I wish someone had told us this sooner.

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