Articles 2021
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Think Old Folks Are Too Scared of Inflation? Listen to This.
Bloomberg Opinion, December 26, 2021
Maybe people who came of age in the 1970s can’t see straight when it comes to the prospect of surging prices. But remember: You weren’t there.
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Is the U.S. Losing the War for Global Talent?
Bloomberg Opinion, December 24, 2021
A Q&A with author Rajika Bhandari on why outdated immigration policies are harming America’s ability to attract and retain foreign students.
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Christmas Stockings Are an Industrial Triumph
The Wall Street Journal, December 17, 2021
Special stockings for holding gifts were unimaginable before modern technology and economics made socks cheap and abundant.
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How Dodd-Frank Locks Out the Least Affluent Homebuyers
Bloomberg Opinion, November 09, 2021
Rules intended to protect borrowers and rein in fees have drained the profit from small-dollar mortgage lending. Who suffers? People who are straining to start building wealth.
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America’s Supply Chain Collides With California’s Nimbyism
Bloomberg Opinion, October 25, 2021
A regulation at the Port of Long Beach has clogged national deliveries. It is emblematic of the state’s impasse on housing and other development.
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Starbucks Is 50 and Emboldening Its Rivals More Than Ever
Bloomberg Opinion, October 12, 2021
Evolving from a stark Milanese design to a cozy Main Street cafe, it has energized a thriving counter-movement of independent coffeehouses.
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California’s Smart Plan to Let Homeowners Be Homebuilders
, October 03, 2021
The way to blunt Nimby resistance to badly needed housing construction is to give single-family owners a path to profit from new development. -
Are Career and Family Incompatible?
Bloomberg Opinion, September 19, 2021
A Q&A with economic historian Claudia Goldin on women’s long struggle to balance the demands of work and children — and why government policies aren’t the answer.
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Would You Trade a Parking Spot for an Extra Bedroom?
Bloomberg Opinion, August 09, 2021
A bill in the California Legislature would allow developers more freedom to decide what works best for a given project.
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How Textiles Became the Fabric of Summer
Zócalo Public Square, August 05, 2021
And What Rally Towels, Picnic Blankets, and Pride Flags Tell Us About Being Human