Love’s Labor, Lost and Found: Academia, “Quit Lit,” and the Great Resignation
Lukas Moe considers the recent trend of “quit lit” and the bleak economic prospects of academia....
Invisible Labor, Invisible Hands
What Adam Smith can — and can’t — tell us about the invisible labor we do every day....
Coming Soon — Anthropocene Economics
The numbers that once allowed economists to lord it over the other social sciences have become privatized, monopolized by the few....
Van Gogh Experiences: Immersive Art in the COVID Era
Rachel Teukolsky on the joys and shortcomings of immersive Van Gogh exhibits....
China and the Money Question
Rebecca L. Spang looks at three new books about Chinese monetary history....
Why Has Capitalism Run Out of Steam?
Dominique Routhier ponders “Smart Machines and Service Work,” the new book by Jason E. Smith....
On Understanding Capitalism
Joshua Sperber takes a look at “A People’s Guide to Capitalism” by Hadas Thier and “Can the Working Class Change the World?” by Michael D. Yates....
All-One or All-None: A Conversation with David Bronner and Gero Leson
A conversation about sustainability, psychedelics, and Dr. Bronner’s soap....
Risk Management and Its Discontents
An assessment of the risk factor in human endeavors may be playing it too safe....
The Social Safety Net Is Women
Anandi Mishra on the economic toll that COVID-19 has had on India's women....
Uncle Miltie’s Never-Ending Show
A reissue of Milton Friedman’s classic work only shows his obsolescence....
Imagining a Different Economy
The life, ideas, and enduring relevance of Thorstein Veblen....
