24 June 2025

An Update: Dealing with Retirement

I retired a couple of years ago.  On that day, a senior faculty colleague asked how I planned to use my time going forward.  I said I have lots of…

20 June 2025

Dealing with Polarized Discussion Today

Last winter, the Journal of Economic Literature invited me to submit a review of Busting the Bankers' Club: Finance for the Rest of Us.  I was tempted to decline.  I have read…

15 December 2024

An End-of-Year Reflection on “Declinism” and Some Suggested Readings

“I don't know a soul who's not been battered I don't have a friend who feels at ease I don't know a dream that's not been shattered Or driven to…

5 December 2024

Recommended Books for 2024

“A metaphor for good information design is a map.  Hold any diagram against a map and see how it compares.” –Edward Tufte   For me, reading a book is like…

25 November 2024

The Unbearable Lightness of Forecasting

“Back then, we were living through an inflection point, a moment of tension and uncertainty.”  - President Biden, Remarks to the United Nations, September 24, 2024 This has been quite…