How Digits Are Reinventing the World Order
Most people today use technologies without a clue to the larger picture of what is really happening to the structure of the world because …
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The Patent Bubble and Its End
“Then they pop up and say, ‘Hello, surprise! Give us your money or we will shut you down!’ Screw them. Seriously, screw them. You …
Smart People Share
For young people facing terrible job prospects and a generally bad economic environment going forward, starting a business sounds very appealing. It has advantages …
How Business “Recesses” Itself
There’s a jewelry store in town with a long tradition, a devoted client list, and a good record of solid profitability. But during the …
The Marginal Rule of Wicksteed
Finally, my obsession comes to an end. For a full week, I’ve thought about not much else besides the economic concept of “marginal utility.” …
Marginal Steps Toward a Better Life
I’m at dinner and the hostess serves me pie for dessert. I gobble it up. Then the hostess says, “Would you like another piece?” …
The Uses and Abuses of Social Media
That headline probably seems strange coming from me. I’ve been a champion of social media, and my book A Beautiful Anarchy has a chapter …
Government Will Lose the War on Piracy
It began as a skirmish. Then it was a battle. It became a war. Now it is a bloody conflict that is global in …
The Coxeyites, the Bankers, and the Political Class
In 1894, a scraggly band of misfits made their way from Ohio to Washington, D.C. They had a plan to present to the political …
What the Labor Pool Collapse Means
Where have all the workers gone? One of the most bizarre happenings in our current economic environment has been the surprising collapse of the …