The End of Economics
"Geoff Mann boils the essence of Keynesianism down to a deceptively simple question: is it worth risking civilization to make it better?"
"Geoff Mann boils the essence of Keynesianism down to a deceptively simple question: is it worth risking civilization to make it better?"
Matt SeyboldJul 3, 2017
Sean McCann on two new books about the problem of meritocracy.
Sean McCannJul 2, 2017
Darryl Holter reviews Rick Wartzman’s new book about the decline of American labor.
Darryl HolterJun 27, 2017
Henry Zhang on “The New Normal: China, Art, and 2017,” at Beijing's Ullens Center of Contemporary Art (UCCA).
Henry ZhangJun 25, 2017
Princeton sociologist Viviana A. Zelizer on which kinds of moneys we want to create, who should create them, and for whom.
Viviana A. ZelizerJun 15, 2017
Can a democracy exist without public things?
Matthew MullinsJun 12, 2017
David Roediger on “White Working Class: Overcoming Class Cluelessness in America.”
David RoedigerMay 17, 2017
Sam Lebovic looks at James T. Hamilton's "Democracy's Detectives" to understand what journalists should do in the Age of Trump.
Sam LebovicApr 30, 2017
Daegan Miller reviews Robert M. Thorson’s “The Boatman: Henry David Thoreau’s River Years.”
Daegan MillerApr 23, 2017
A round table discussion on state of justice after the election.
Ignacio M. Sánchez Prado, Sue J. Kim, Keona K. Ervin, Andrew Hoberek, Min Hyoung Song, Curtis MarezJan 14, 2017
Nikita Lalwani and Sam Winter-Levy unravel George J. Borjas's immigration narrative.
Nikita Lalwani, Sam Winter-LevyDec 10, 2016
The managerial class and the crisis of democracy.
Ajay Singh Chaudhary, Raphaële ChappeNov 7, 2016
The idea that finance is the naturally complex lifeblood of our economy whose path only a rarefied group of white men can chart: that’s a trope.
Michelle ChiharaSep 18, 2015
Our scientific prowess and our destruction of the planet: which will be the first home to roost?
Tom StreithorstJun 21, 2015
“Yes, we’re all trying to game the system.” Peter Mountford discusses his new novel, The Dismal Science.
Lora ShinnJan 22, 2014
FRETTING, PERHAPS, for the fate of his own work, Jorge Luis Borges described the tendency of time to denude and adulterate a careful architecture of...
John Paul RollertDec 14, 2013
Two new books on the new America — the invisible hand as iron fist.
Zach DorfmanDec 9, 2013
Why are some pundits and economists still enamored of austerity?
Tom StreithorstJul 11, 2013
Triptych image: "Don't Say Anything"Credit: Maureen Selwood MANY MODERN SAVERS are buying into a vision of the financial markets as a potentially...
Timothy SpanglerFeb 17, 2013