He predicted Trump. He predicted Brexit. GQ describes him as a “sharp-tongued, no-nonsense Scotsman.” He’s an economist for people who, if given a choice between speaking with an economist or punching one in the face, would likely choose the la...
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He predicted Trump. He predicted Brexit. GQ describes him as a “sharp-tongued, no-nonsense Scotsman.” He’s an economist for people who, if given a choice between speaking with an economist or punching one in the face, would likely choose the la...
Noah Pirani
Noah Pirani
Unlikely as it may seem in our current moment of political paralysis, consider the following thought experiment: A rare tide of reason sweeps across the United Nations at next year’s Convention on Climate Change’s Conference of the Parties. Deleg...
Noah Pirani
Noah Pirani
Unlikely as it may seem in our current moment of political paralysis, consider the following thought experiment: A rare tide of reason sweeps across the United Nations at next year’s Convention on Climate Change’s Conference of the Parties. Deleg...
Noah Pirani
Noah Pirani
Americans can’t stop buying clothes: the average consumer today purchases almost three times as many garments as their mid-century doppelganger. Naturally, consumers are also far less likely to consistently wear the clothes they have bought. Today,...
Noah Pirani
Noah Pirani
Americans can’t stop buying clothes: the average consumer today purchases almost three times as many garments as their mid-century doppelganger. Naturally, consumers are also far less likely to consistently wear the clothes they have bought. Today,...
Noah Pirani
Noah Pirani
The so-called “gig” economy is, for lack of a better word, gig-antic. This market, characterized by its dependence upon freelance workers and independent contractors, accounted for 94 percent of net employment growth in the U.S. between 2005 and ...
Noah Pirani
Noah Pirani
The so-called “gig” economy is, for lack of a better word, gig-antic. This market, characterized by its dependence upon freelance workers and independent contractors, accounted for 94 percent of net employment growth in the U.S. between 2005 and ...
Noah Pirani
Noah Pirani
The median wealth of a white family is $171,000. Among Black families, it’s just $17,600, and the gap between those two numbers has more than tripled since the passage of the Civil Rights Act in 1963. Hidden on page 135 of the 185-page 2017 Tax Bil...
Noah Pirani
Noah Pirani
The median wealth of a white family is $171,000. Among Black families, it’s just $17,600, and the gap between those two numbers has more than tripled since the passage of the Civil Rights Act in 1963. Hidden on page 135 of the 185-page 2017 Tax Bil...
Noah Pirani
Noah Pirani