Get the Think newsletter.SUBSCRIBEMarch 24, 2019, 3:57 PM GMTBy Ani BundelEven the best creators can have a hard time knowing when to stop. The sequel trap has tripped up many a beloved series, written and…
The Pay Gap Is Way Too Entrenched To…
Happy Equal Pay Day! (Or, as I like to call it, Women’s New Year.) Today is the day that marks roughly how far into 2018 women had to work to earn a salary equal to…
Escape(d) from New York
Dear patient readers, I arrived in Birmingham more or less uneventfully, given the givens, last Friday, after a frantic two days of movers packing and loading their truck, and other types hauling out things that…
Design Genius Jony Ive Leaves Apple, Leaving Behind…
By Jerri-Lynn Scofield, who has worked as a securities lawyer and a derivatives trader. She is currently writing a book about textile artisans. Last week’s announcement of the departure of Apple chief design officer Jony…
Brexit: Impacts and prospects
Economists’ opinions on Brexit are often dismissed as politically biased or driven by groupthink. While these charges are overstated, it is legitimate to point out that assessments of the impact of Brexit that focus narrowly…
AI, Drones, Empathy, Alienation, and the Gig Economy
By Lambert Strether of Corrente. The Verge has an important post on content moderation in the corporate hellhole that is Facebook which has implications both for the future of work (or, as we call it,…
BBRG: SEC’s New ‘Best Interest’ Rule Is Far…
SEC’s New ‘Best Interest’ Rule Is Far From Best for InvestorsThe brokerage industry has again skirted the need to put investors first.Bloomberg, June 24, 2019. The past decade has seen a…
2:00PM Water Cooler 6/21/2019
By Lambert Strether of Corrente. Patient readers, as Yves approaches escape velocity from New York, I will be taking on more posting duties for the next week or so, and so Water Cooler may appear…
Does Japan Do MMT?
Yves here. Randy Wray has an important post on how, contrary to the views of some pundits, Japan isn’t following MMT principles, particularly with Prime Minister Abe raising the sales tax when Japan has a…