Uncle Miltie’s Never-Ending ShowA reissue of Milton Friedman’s classic work only shows his obsolescence....ANDREW STARKECONOMICS AND FINANCE
Imagining a Different EconomyThe life, ideas, and enduring relevance of Thorstein Veblen....PAUL W. GLEASONECONOMICS AND FINANCE
The Liberal Trust CrisisAdam Kelly reviews the latest book from William Davies, "This Is Not Normal: The Collapse of Liberal Britain."...ADAM KELLYECONOMICS AND FINANCEPOLITICS
The Political Economy of Chappelle’s Redemption SongsMatt Seybold on what Dave Chappelle's return tells us about celebrity and corporate power....MATT SEYBOLDECONOMICS AND FINANCETELEVISION
Resisting Market RuleA new book argues that Americans have always sought to limit capitalism, but can today’s progressives overcome the barriers to social democracy?...JUSTIN H. VASSALLOECONOMICS AND FINANCEPOLITICS
A More Muscular Government?: On Barbara Freese’s “Industrial-Strength Denial”How denial of the truth is a corporate problem, and the potential cure is politics....ZINING MOKECONOMICS AND FINANCEPOLITICS
The Talented Ms. CallowayWhat can Caroline Calloway tell us about media culture, the self-branding industry, gig work, and a growing army of hungry creatives vying for attention?...SARAH BROUILLETTEECONOMICS AND FINANCECULTURAL STUDIES
Toward a Labor Theory of Generation XAlissa G. Karl offers a labor theory of Gen X....ALISSA G. KARLECONOMICS AND FINANCEPOLITICS
The Past Is Now: On Amin Samman’s “History in Financial Times”John Macintosh charts "History in Financial Times," the new book by Amin Samman....JOHN MACINTOSHECONOMICS AND FINANCEFILMLITERARY CRITICISMHISTORY
A Modest Proposal for Building the FutureAlex Pang thinks he should hate Lee Vinsel and Andrew Russell’s book “The Innovation Delusion.” Instead, he wholeheartedly agrees with their main points....ALEX SOOJUNG-KIM PANGECONOMICS AND FINANCESCIENCE & TECHNOLOGYCULTURAL STUDIES
Hard Times: Martin Hägglund’s “This Life” and the Pomodoro TechniqueWhat makes the Pomodoro Technique difficult to criticize is not simply that we need PT-like scaffolds in the realm of freedom....ALEXA HAZELECONOMICS AND FINANCEPHILOSOPHY & CRITICAL THEORYCULTURAL STUDIES
For How Long Must the Economy Grow?An economic anthropologist calls for prosperity without growth....EDWARD CARVERECONOMICS AND FINANCEPOLITICS
More of the Same: On Roger L. Martin’s “When More Is Not Better”A new book promising to bring more humanity to capitalism is itself inhumane....MATT JOYECONOMICS AND FINANCEPOLITICS
Reclaiming the State in Economics: “Radical Hamilton” and the Means of StatecraftA new book examines the influence of the first US Treasury Secretary, arguing Hamilton’s “developmental state” is a weapon against free-market ideology....JUSTIN H. VASSALLOECONOMICS AND FINANCEPOLITICSHISTORY
Financial Bubbles, Crashes, and Reform: What Works?John C. Coffee Jr. reviews Joel Seligman's recently published book, "Misalignment: The New Financial Order and the Failure of Financial Regulation."...JOHN C. COFFEE JR.ECONOMICS AND FINANCELAWPOLITICSHISTORY
What Caused the “Flash Crash”?Did the hammer come down too hard on Navinder Sarao? Ankush Khardori reviews Liam Vaughan's "Flash Crash."...ANKUSH KHARDORIECONOMICS AND FINANCELAWNONFICTIONPOLITICS
German Pigs and the Autocrats Who Loved Them“Communist Pigs” advances the swine history of Germany, taking readers to the era of authoritarian rule in the GDR....NATALIE KOCHECONOMICS AND FINANCEAROUND THE WORLDPOLITICSHISTORY
The Great Unread: On William Deresiewicz’s “The Death of the Artist”Robert Diab on William Deresiewicz’s new book, “The Death of the Artist: How Creators Are Struggling to Survive in the Age of Billionaires and Big Tech.”...ROBERT DIABECONOMICS AND FINANCEART & ARCHITECTURECULTURAL STUDIES
Mainstreaming MMTStephanie Kelton says we can afford Medicare for All, and the Green New Deal, and a guaranteed wage....AARON WISTARECONOMICS AND FINANCEPOLITICS
Cousins Like Us: Black Lives and John Maynard KeynesTaylor Beck, a white writer, is discovered by his black cousin; they are both descended from the same slave owner....TAYLOR BECKECONOMICS AND FINANCEPOLITICSHISTORY
Commerce and Politics at SeaAn accessible yet sophisticated introduction to the history of maritime trade in the Arabian Peninsula....LINDA ROLAND DANILECONOMICS AND FINANCEAROUND THE WORLDLAWPOLITICSHISTORY
The Asset EconomyAn excerpt from “The Asset Economy,” a forthcoming book from Lisa Adkins, Melinda Cooper, and Martijn Konings....LISA ADKINS, MELINDA COOPER, MARTIJN KONINGSECONOMICS AND FINANCEPOLITICS
Always Dying, Yet Never Dead: An Interview with Francesco BoldizzoniRobin Kaiser-Schatzlein talks to Francesco Boldizzoni about when capitalism will actually end....ROBIN KAISER-SCHATZLEINECONOMICS AND FINANCEPOLITICSHISTORY
When Art Is Life, but All Life Is Work: A Conversation with Leigh Claire La BergeWen Zhuang talks with writer Leigh Claire La Berge about the decommodification of labor within academia and the arts....WEN ZHUANGEDUCATIONECONOMICS AND FINANCEART & ARCHITECTURE