Monthly Archives: October 2014

Youthquake 2014: How young Americans can make red states go blue

A relatively small youthquake could easily determine whether it’s the Republicans or the Democrats who form the majority in the Senate for the next two years.

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Trust No One

Slate Money on noncompete clauses, bad statistics in financial economics, and what the Federal Reserve knew in advance about J.P. Morgan’s “London Whale.”

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The “Read These Books” Edition

Slate Money on new and old money-themed reads with special guests John Lanchester and Jake Halpern.

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What’s the punishment for ripping off consumers?

In the US, the typical response seems to be a fine — and, what’s more, a fine which barely covers the rip-off profits.

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Discovering Etienne Courtois

A young rebel winemaker in the Loire Valley

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The “Bad Advice” Episode

Slate Money—with special guest Anil Dash—on tech company breakups, the AIG trial, and where to invest your non-retirement money.

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Broken sapphire

Can GT Advanced Technologies live again?

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Millennial datapoints of the day

Fusion just published the results of its Massive Millennial Poll.

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Building a Bigger Bubble

What does the $24 billion NBA deal mean for the future of TV sports?

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Salmon Roasted

Peter Dorman accuses me of “an embarrassing, high-visibility economics fail”, and a blog-comment conversation ensues.

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If you want find out if a media company is doomed, look at its ambitions

Taking bold strategic risks may indicate a management which sees the writing on the wall

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The “Second Guessing Lehman” Episode

Slate Money on whether we should have let Lehman Brothers fail and the pro-democracy protests in Hong Kong.

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Bond investing isn’t about forecasting

Your big macro outlook is a story, not a strategy.

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Letters: ‘The Shifts and the Shocks’

Martin Wolf responds to my review of his book, and I reply to him.

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