I am still not finished reading “Capital in the 21st Century” but the following introduction to Chapter 11 really got me thinking:The overall importa...

I am still not finished reading “Capital in the 21st Century” but the following introduction to Chapter 11 really got me thinking:The overall importa...

Yesterday I wrote about startup wealth and randomness and got a lot of good comments. One of them led me to an important way of summarizing my argume...

Yesterday I wrote about startup wealth and randomness and got a lot of good comments. One of them led me to an important way of summarizing my argume...

In 1994 I was a student in Thomas Piketty’s first theory class at MIT. He was a young hotshot professor and I was a not so young student (in fact abo...

In 1994 I was a student in Thomas Piketty’s first theory class at MIT. He was a young hotshot professor and I was a not so young student (in fact abo...

The question of “How Much is Enough?” isn’t just the title of an excellent book by Edward and Robert Skidelsky, but has come to be at the forefront o...

The question of “How Much is Enough?” isn’t just the title of an excellent book by Edward and Robert Skidelsky, but has come to be at the forefront o...

I have been writing a lot about wealth and income inequality and I am reading Thomas Piketty’s Capital in the 21st Century (review forthcoming as soo...

I have been writing a lot about wealth and income inequality and I am reading Thomas Piketty’s Capital in the 21st Century (review forthcoming as soo...

The discussion around taxing wealth, and in particular billionaires, has been illuminating. Not in the sense of learning something new but rather see...

The discussion around taxing wealth, and in particular billionaires, has been illuminating. Not in the sense of learning something new but rather see...

At the moment I am writing about why I think the industrial system is breaking down as its main components are no longer functioning properly and sus...

At the moment I am writing about why I think the industrial system is breaking down as its main components are no longer functioning properly and sus...

Earlier this week I started writing about wealth and financial capital as part of examining how the various components of the industrial system are b...

Earlier this week I started writing about wealth and financial capital as part of examining how the various components of the industrial system are b...

Last week I introduced my view that the various interlocking components of the industrial system are beginning to break down. The first one I mention...

Last week I introduced my view that the various interlocking components of the industrial system are beginning to break down. The first one I mention...