How Does All of This End?
There is a sense in the air that the pandemic is winding down, and the toxic culture of division, fear,…
Covid Cases, like Political Careers, are Dropping Like Rocks
New York governor Andrew Cuomo, who bears so much responsibility for the state of his windswept state, last year wrote…
Lockdowns and the Texas Power Disaster
Texas is right now consumed in debate over the question of how the catastrophic power and water outages could have…
Minimum Wages Had a Eugenic Intent
All this talk of a $15 national minimum wage prompted me to revisit the standard textbook on economics of the…
A Currency that Rises in Value Will Change Everything
In the early years of the Bitcoin boom, I attended a raucous and truly hilarious conference of newly rich digital…
Who Wanted Pandemic Lockdowns?
People of the future will look back at these 11 months and be very confused. How could virtually the entire…
Don’t Cry for Donald McNeil
The firing of the New York Times’s star virus reporter Donald G. McNeil, Jr., made international news, given his status…
Lockdowns Have Depleted Capital in All Forms
When lockdowns first happened, my initial thought was geeky, and only later did I begin to realize the implications for…
People Only Pretend to Practice Social Distancing
Let’s speak frankly about a strange protocol foisted on us nearly a year ago – not just us but also…
The Times Wants You Consumed by Fear, Isolation, and Misery
There are probably multiple reasons why coronavirus cases in the US are down nearly 50% in the US in the…