How Does a Child-Abuse Detective Work?
Detective Erica Hurley of the Portland Police Bureau investigates the physical and sexual abuse of children. The post How Does a Child-Abuse Detective Work? appeared first on Adam Davidson.
View ArticleWall Street Is Using the Power of Dodd-Frank Against Itself
The regulation of banks is an impossible conundrum, because society cannot function without them, and the banks know it. The post Wall Street Is Using the Power of Dodd-Frank Against Itself appeared...
View ArticleAdam Davidson on Hollywood and the Future of Work | EconTalk | Library of...
What’s it like to hang out with Brad Pitt, Christian Bale, Ryan Gosling, and Steve Carell for two months? Adam Davidson, who writes for the New York Times Sunday Magazine, was the technical advisor to...
View ArticleThe Economy’s Missing Metrics
Statistics guide policy and move markets — which is why they should measure what really matters. The post The Economy’s Missing Metrics appeared first on Adam Davidson.
View ArticleWhat Adam Davidson Would Tell Jeb Bush About Capitalism
Listen to Episode 306 of Slate’s The Gist: Subscribe in iTunes∙ RSS feed ∙ Download ∙ Play in another tab Are Americans not working hard enough? Jeb Bush told the New Hampshire Union Leader,...
View ArticleWhy Greece’s Lenders Need to Suffer
We should worry about an economic system that punishes borrowers but not the institutions that made risky loans to them in the first place. The post Why Greece’s Lenders Need to Suffer appeared first...
View ArticleAdam Davidson Explains How S&P Credit Ratings Are Like the Emmys
Listen to Episode 313 of Slate’s The Gist: Subscribe in iTunes ∙ RSS feed ∙ Download ∙ Play in another tab Four years ago today, the U.S. debt rating by Standard & Poor’s was downgraded from AAA...
View Article‘The Pub’ #31: Adam Davidson on the economics of public radio in the...
NPR can have a viable future, says the Planet Money co-founder, but only if it dramatically restructures and raises its game. The post ‘The Pub’ #31: Adam Davidson on the economics of public radio in...
View ArticleThe V.C.s of B.C.
A cache of clay tablets provides an unusual look at an ancient but strikingly familiar-looking economy — and confirms a modern truth about trade. The post The V.C.s of B.C. appeared first on Adam...
View ArticleYou’re Not Supposed to Understand the Federal Reserve
The United States central bank’s decision-making process is diffuse, opaque and near-impossible to influence — just as it was intended to be. The post You’re Not Supposed to Understand the Federal...
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