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....
The Liberal Trust Crisis
Adam Kelly reviews the latest book from William Davies, "This Is Not Normal: The Collapse of Liberal Britain."...
The Political Economy of Chappelle’s Redemption Songs
Matt Seybold on what Dave Chappelle's return tells us about celebrity and corporate power....
Resisting Market Rule
A new book argues that Americans have always sought to limit capitalism, but can today’s progressives overcome the barriers to social democracy?...
A More Muscular Government?: On Barbara Freese’s “Industrial-Strength Denial”
How denial of the truth is a corporate problem, and the potential cure is politics....
The Talented Ms. Calloway
What can Caroline Calloway tell us about media culture, the self-branding industry, gig work, and a growing army of hungry creatives vying for attention?...
Toward a Labor Theory of Generation X
Alissa G. Karl offers a labor theory of Gen X....
The Past Is Now: On Amin Samman’s “History in Financial Times”
John Macintosh charts "History in Financial Times," the new book by Amin Samman....
A Modest Proposal for Building the Future
Alex Pang thinks he should hate Lee Vinsel and Andrew Russell’s book “The Innovation Delusion.” Instead, he wholeheartedly agrees with their main points....
Hard Times: Martin Hägglund’s “This Life” and the Pomodoro Technique
What makes the Pomodoro Technique difficult to criticize is not simply that we need PT-like scaffolds in the realm of freedom....
For How Long Must the Economy Grow?
An economic anthropologist calls for prosperity without growth....
