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Where did America's Covid data come from?

I was triggered by a techno-optimist...

Are you hurting the economy by going into finance?

Was Covid-19 NOT a black swan event?! (Part 2)

Was Covid-19 NOT a black swan event?! (Part 1)

Historians' overarching framework about pandemics is wrong...

Economic research, financial markets, political media, and intellectual discourse...

Fed’s Xmas Present: A "Stock"-ing full of QE for Equity Markets

I interviewed Alex Jones' lawyer, and it was wild...

Second-order market exuberance in the post-modern era...

Alex Jones, the Intellectual Dark Web, and How Trump's Election Lawsuits Went Wrong

Tesla is creating a "bubble" much bigger than itself...

Commercial mortgages suffer while home & auto loans "thrive"...

Germany's Ending Golden Decade and Exhausted Globalization

Be very optimistic about the vaccine efficacy...

Consensus that lockdowns are no longer good?

Rebecca Henderson: Reimagining Capitalism in a World on Fire

Is Biden using Janet Yellen to appease the Progressive Left?

100th episode of Policy Punchline! – with Axios CEO Jim VandeHei...

Is there a point of prohibiting Christmas traveling?

100th Episode! Axios CEO Jim VandeHei on Beltway Bubble and Narrative-Driven Journalism

Why Nuclear Fusion, Not Fission, Is the Perfect and Necessary Source of Energy for Our Future

Beltway media will get more delusional under Biden...

Flash Crash: A Trading Savant, a Global Manhunt, and the Most Mysterious Market Crash in History

The Kamala Factor? Indian American Voters in the 2020 Elections

We're in a very young bull market...

All Solar Everything: The Superiority of Solar and Distributed Energy

Saving Capitalism before young people roll out the guillotines...

Is Nate Silver Worse than Crackhead Jim? The Success and Tautology of Election Forecasting

Cognitive dissonance with election outcome...

Cognitive Dissonance With Election Outcome and Pessimistic Outlook for Democratic Party

Trey Gowdy: How Persuasion Became Useless in a Country Polarized by Media and Politics

How Biden's Clean Energy Plan Will Bring Social and Environmental Justice

Fiscal policy is the only game in town...

Dollar dominance is not over...

The Code of Capital: How the Law Creates Wealth and Inequality

Vaccination alone won't help...

Islam, Authoritarianism, and Underdevelopment: A Global and Historical Comparison

Seeking Virtue in Finance: Contributing to Society in a Conflicted Industry

David Pakman: Chaos in Political Discourse and the Rise of Counter-Narrative Media

India's Economic Reforms and Future Outlook: Free Trade, Job Creation & Transition From Agriculture

Lost in Thought: The Hidden Pleasures of an Intellectual Life

Disarming Financial Weapons of Mass Destruction: Implementing the Dodd-Frank Act

SEC Enforcement Challenges: Crypto, Fintech, Musk, Theranos, Fyre Festival, and More

Blended Finance and Impact Investing in Fragile States

Policy Tools in Fragile States: Randomized Controlled Trials and Community-Driven Development

Development Banks and U.S. Congress: A Deep Dive Into International Finance Institutions

How Corporate America Came Around on ESG

Follow the Money: How Tax Avoidances Distort Capital Flows and Fuel Financialization

Quantum Computing and the Second Quantum Revolution

Robert Frank: Peer-Pressuring Our Way to Progress on Inequality and Climate

IBM Chief Economist Martin Fleming: Future of Work, Covid's Impact on Labor Market, Digital Currency

Charter Cities: The Future of Governance?

Transaction Man: The Rise of the Deal and the Decline of the American Dream

Is the Fed Secretly Behind the Stock Market Rally? Alan Blinder on Fed, Inequality, Financialization

Fighting Gerrymandering with Tech and Data

Burning Down the House: Newt Gingrich and the Rise of the New Republican Party

Chesapeake Bankruptcy: How the Fracking Trailblazer Ignited the American Energy Revolution

Restoring Social Fabric: Art Museums in the Post-Covid World

Treating Covid-19 Like Past Pandemics Is Dangerous: Cultural Scripts and Plague Narratives

AI Is Biased: Why it Matters and How to Fix Algorithmic Injustice

Institutions of Europe: Political Legacy, State Capacity, and Future Challenges

Fourth Down Situation: How the NFL's Data Chief Is Responding to the Covid-19 Crisis

Oil Price Crash and the Fossil Fuel Endgame

Protest Tactics and Non-Violence: From Civil Rights to BLM

Economic Lockdowns Are Causing 70x More Life Years Lost Than Covid-19 Otherwise Would

Is Contact Tracing Dumb? False Positives, Loss of Trust, and an Uncertain Path Back to Normalcy

Click Here to Kill Everybody: Security and Survival in a Hyper-connected World

Racial and Economic Inequality From the Great Migration to Covid-19

Misinformation Narratives about COVID-19 and the Real Problems We Have to Worry About

Jim Simons and the Quant Revolution: The Man Who Solved the Market

A Libertarian Caught in a Pandemic

Running for Congress as a Progressive Democrat During the Covid Pandemic

Arthur Caplan: Rationing Resources and Making Ethical Decisions at the Frontline of Covid Care

Tech in India: Struggles Against American Tech Giants and a Path to Global Dominance

Health Interventions Do Not Depress the Economy – Evidence from the 1918 Flu

Communication Failures From the 15th Century Epidemic Are Still Happening Today

Capitalism, Alone: A Reflection on Inequality, Social Fractures, and the Future of Capitalism

Peter Singer Discusses Ethics in Covid-19: Triage, Shutdown, Wet Markets and More

Markus Brunnermeier: Throwing a Covid-19 Liquidity Lifeline for SMEs

Why Hospitals Need to Focus on Cost – Especially During Coronavirus Outbreak

Not All Fossil Fuels Are Created Equal – Science and Policy Behind Energy Evolutions

The Stand-Up Economist Who Helped Obama Get Elected and Led Us out of Recession

Coronavirus: An Epidemiological Perspective on the Growing Crisis

Princeton Endowment CIO Andy Golden: Value-Added Partnerships & Divestment Considerations

J.P. Morgan Research Chair Joyce Chang: Paradigm Shifts in Market Research & Women Leadership

The NFL – Leading the Data Revolution

The Big Pivot: How to Transform Our Economy to Respond to Climate Change