Economics for the Intelligent Amateur

It’s that time of year again. This time you’ve decided to quit smoking, stop eating fast food, take a walk everyday, read a novel per week, etc. etc. Statistically speaking, only 8 percent of you will be able to keep these resolutions.
So where’s the problem? First of all, we’re not saying the [...]

The men out there who consider themselves “fashionistas” or at least up to speed on the latest trends will no doubt have heard of Bonobos, the online-only pants store which seems to be doing so well despite the downturn (they’re saying $4million in sales this year).
That’s all good fun, but it has also [...]

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Hailing from Switzerland, and being anti-barriers, whether they deal with movement of goods and services or movement of people and cultures, we were disappointed by Switzerland’s recent vote against allowing more minarets in the country. We were even more disappointed at how it became a referendum against muslims and foreigners in general.
It [...]

The movie industry is finding itself at a crossroads. This is a multimillion dollar industry staring nervously at the music industry, the file sharing that swept it up, and the industry’s abysmal response to it all. Now Hollywood is wondering what will happen to them. Will they lose returns because of illegal sharing? [...]