AvatarBeau SullivanThe problem with America’s semi-richverified_publisherVox - Emily StewartAmerica’s upper-middle class works more, optimizes their kids, and is miserable. It’s easy to place the blame for America’s economic woes on the 0.1 percent. They hoard a disproportionate amount of wealth and are taking an increasingly and unacceptably large part of the country’s economic growth. To …
AvatarBeau SullivanCancel Amazon Primeverified_publisherThe Atlantic - By Ellen CushingThe subscription service is Amazon’s greatest—and most terrifying—invention. Today is Prime Day. Imagine trying to explain that to an alien or to a time traveler from the 20th century. “Amazon turned 20 and on the eve of its birthday, the company introduced Prime Day, a global shopping event,” reads …
AvatarBeau SullivanAre there too many people? All bets are offverified_publisherThe Guardian - Laura SpinneyFor decades, scientists and economists have been making wagers about the outcome of population growth. Now, more than ever, their speculations need to be taken seriously
AvatarBeau SullivanThe Life in 'The Simpsons' Is No Longer Attainableverified_publisherThe Atlantic - By Dani Alexis RyskampThe most famous dysfunctional family of 1990s television enjoyed, by today’s standards, an almost dreamily secure existence. The most famous dysfunctional family of 1990s television enjoyed, by today’s standards, an almost dreamily secure existence that now seems out of reach for all too many …
AvatarBeau SullivanCapitalism is in crisis. To save it, we need to rethink economic growth.MIT Technology Review - David RotmanEven before the covid-19 pandemic and the resulting collapse of much the world’s economy, a crisis in capitalism was plainly evident. Unfettered free …
AvatarBeau SullivanThe 2020 Housing Boom Is A Perilous Economic SignalForbes - John TamnyBack in the 1980s, the long-forgotten “classified ads” for cars used to specify whether or not the auto for sale had AM/FM radio. If a tape deck, this was prominently noted. Hard as it is to imagine now, the tape deck that would signal an ancient car today was a sign of luxurious modernity in the …