Articles 2018
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How Would a Kavanaugh Hearing Play Out in 2054?
Bloomberg Opinion, September 28, 2018
Ubiquitious electronic records could show who’s telling the truth. Unless privacy laws make it impossible.
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Trump’s Infrastructure Plan Doesn’t Have to Be Politics as Usual
Bloomberg Opinion, September 23, 2018
A Q&A with Robert Poole, author of “Rethinking America’s Highways.”
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Blockbusters Can Make for Good Art, Too
Bloomberg Opinion, September 10, 2018
While the “Popcorn Oscar” was a flop, Hollywood can still reward big-budget films that are as good as any indie flick.
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The Thrill of the Bird Hunt
Bloomberg Opinion, August 07, 2018
Finding the dockless Bird scooters and getting paid to charge them is frustrating and doesn’t pay much. But it’s fun.
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It's Not Just the Economy
Bloomberg Opinion, August 02, 2018
Do economic issues energize voters only when times are bad? Or, as Democrats claim, are GOP candidates wary of bragging about a boom when wages are still stagnant and the promised benefits of tax cuts haven’t helped the middle class, at least not yet? Bloomberg Opinion columnists Ramesh Ponnuru, Albert R. Hunt, Virginia Postrel, Noah Smith, Jonathan Bernstein and Conor Sen discuss the midterm election climate.
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If You Work for Trump, Should You Quit?
Bloomberg Opinion, July 29, 2018
Resigning is a) selfish b) selfless c) both d) neither. Discuss.
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WeWork’s Meat Ban Tells Us Who They Are
Bloomberg Opinion, July 17, 2018
It’s a branding exercise wrapped in environmental responsibility.
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These Tax Laws Are Holding Back California’s Housing Market
Bloomberg Opinion, July 15, 2018
The state’s efforts to save homeowners money are now keeping many of them locked in their homes — and potential buyers locked out.
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Let’s Talk About All Those Electric Scooters
Bloomberg Opinion, July 01, 2018
Little vehicles are changing the landscape of urban transit as cities struggle with how to regulate the fast-moving technology.
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Before Drug Prohibition, There Was the War on Calico
Reason, July 2018
In the annals of prohibition, the French war on printed fabrics is one of the strangest, most futile, and most extreme chapters. It's also one of the most intellectually consequential, producing many of the earliest arguments for economic liberalism.