economics
The United States Has Maxed Out Its Credit Card
John Cook · 05/16/11 10:49AMEconomic Outlook: Many New Jobs, None For You
John Cook · 05/06/11 09:27AMThe Economy Is Having a Relapse
Hamilton Nolan · 05/04/11 11:09AMAll This Inequality Is Making The Poors Very Distrustful
Hamilton Nolan · 04/25/11 12:31PMThe whole nation of America was founded on the premise of being "one big happy family," with equality for all—women and minorities now included by law! Sadly, economists tell us that income inequality may be eroding the trust between the rich and the poor members of the American "family." What's the reason for the treason, distrustful poors?
Economists Debate: Are Conflicts of Interest, You Know, Bad?
Hamilton Nolan · 04/19/11 03:07PMOne portion of the devastating documentary about the global financial collapse, Inside Job (which won an Oscar, so you have to see it), dealt with academic economists—specifically, the ways that they became financially tied to banks and other players in finance, and how that may have compromised the entire practice of economics. It even showed the heads of the economic departments at Harvard (pictured) and Columbia blithely asserting that there was no need to disclose their financial conflicts of interest in academic papers. It was sickening.
America Is a Land of Luddites
Adrian Chen · 04/13/11 10:53AMOutrageously Expensive Proms Aren't What They Used to Be
Adrian Chen · 04/10/11 11:05AMSnooki Is Worth $2,000 More Than Toni Morrison
Max Read · 03/31/11 11:55PMLiberal Pinko Welfare Handouts Work Well, Actually
Hamilton Nolan · 03/21/11 11:48AMLiberal gay and very likely socialist New York City is much like a petri dish in which liberals enact their anti-American policies unimpeded, as the rest of American looks on in horrified fascination. The city's latest far-left experiment: giving money directly to poor people so they can run out and buy Cadillacs and crack cocaine, courtesy of hardworking taxpayers. What do the cold, hard statistics say about the failings of this welfare society run amok?
The Next American Gold Rush Is On
Hamilton Nolan · 02/11/11 05:05PMPop quiz: what's the correct conclusion to draw about our economy from the following news? The NYT reports that 1850s-era gold mines in California—many of which have not been working mines for 40 years or more—are now being reopened for prospecting. "Gold will soon be big business again in California's Mother Lode, in the same area of the Sierras - and occasionally the same mines - where the old-time prospectors once used pick axes, ore carts and burros to chase their riches."
This Would Be a Great Time to Buy a Home If You Had Any Money
Hamilton Nolan · 02/09/11 04:59PMThanks to the Great Recession's magical cleansing powers, all of the home ownership gains of the past decade's housing boom have already been erased. But there is good news! The affordability of homes has plummeted back down to pre-boom levels in the majority of markets that Moody's surveys. Finally, a home is back in your non-imaginary price range!
Combination Red Lobster/Olive Garden Restaurant to Save Depressed Community
Richard Lawson · 01/24/11 12:52PMNow You Can Live in Nouriel Roubini's Former Vulva Palace
John Cook · 01/11/11 03:34PMNow You Have to Pay for Celebrities' Dumb Twitter Pictures
Adrian Chen · 01/07/11 04:25PMState Legislator Wants Virginia to Have Its Own Currency
John Cook · 01/07/11 03:09PMMore Evidence That Working for Al Qaida Is a Very Bad Job
John Cook · 12/21/10 04:26PMThe Year in Google Searches
Matt Cherette · 12/09/10 01:50PMWhat did the world care about in 2010? According to Google, which just released its annual Zeitgeist video—highlighting the year's top search terms—we were interested in money, politics, tragedy, war, the dearly departed, and... Antoine Dodson. Watch inside.