I was reading this article in the NY Times about a wide ranging diet study. They performed a meticulously controlled test to study what type of diet works best. Their [ … ]
Category: Life & Stuff
Why Does Money Make Some People Miserable?
I have a general theory of happiness that can be roughly summarized as follows: “Human beings find happiness by finding affirmation in their existence.” Basically we are all wandering through [ … ]
Why is the Gun Crisis So Difficult to Solve?
My recent post on guns got a lot more attention than I expected. It wasn’t a fully hashed out view of mine which was careless and unfortunate because I got [ … ]
Guns
Let’s take a break for a minute from the usual economic and finance commentary to talk about something that I think is important – guns in the U.S. I won’t [ … ]
Opinion: Why Sports Consumption is Counterproductive
I have a confession – I am a recovering sports addict. I’ve been sober for about 5 years and they’ve been 5 of the best years of my life. Sports [ … ]
What is “Enough”?
I got an email from a college student this morning asking me for financial advice and tips as they near graduation. I always respond to emails like this and try [ … ]
Why Capitalism Can’t Fix Healthcare
I’m a staunch capitalist. I mean, I run a website called “Pragmatic Capitalism”. But here’s the thing – I know that capitalism isn’t a cure-all. It has to be implemented [ … ]
Life – The Ultimate Intertemporal Conundrum
This was a tough week for the human race. Between the Orlando mass shooting(s), the murder of a British lawmaker and all the usual murders (that don’t get so much [ … ]
My “Wisdom” on Diversity in Finance
The blogger wisdom series continued today with a question about diversity in finance. Tadas asks: It does not escape me that the entire distribution list on this “Blogger Wisdom” e-mail [ … ]