Latest articles by John Aziz
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The progressive case for ending the minimum wage
feature It's a 20th-century solution for a 21st-century problem
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Why the Hobby Lobby decision is bad for business
feature It turns out that religious freedom comes at a cost
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Why don't Americans realize the deficit is falling?
feature In the eyes of voters, deficit reduction is more myth than reality
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How 3D printing could take over the manufacturing industry
feature Imagine a machine that could disassemble old unwanted objects, and use the materials to print new objects — all in the comfort of your own home
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Who should the SEC punish next for the Madoff scandal? Itself.
feature J.P. Morgan will likely be fined, but regulators were asleep at the wheel
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Prohibition didn't work for liquor — so why ban banking?
feature Outlawing conventional banking is a really, really bad idea
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Why Microsoft was smart to spend $2.5 billion on a low-fi game based on computerized Lego blocks
feature The computer industry is changing. Microsoft's acquisition of Minecraft is a heartening sign that the company knows it.
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The lessons of Iraq: The U.S. economy is still way too vulnerable to oil price shocks
feature This is one reason why we need a renewable energy revolution
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What Mario Kart taught me about economics
feature The classic video game contains important lessons for policymakers
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Why the poor's investment of choice is so alarming
feature Rich people prefer productive companies while the poor prefer shiny lumps of metal. That's bad news.
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Do artificial fossil fuels have a future?
feature A new technology lets researchers create synthetic energy by stripping carbon dioxide from the air
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Free markets need more regulation than you think
feature After all, they can't just magically appear out of nothing
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It's time for America to end ethanol subsidies
feature Corn that is inefficiently converted into fuel for cars is corn that isn't efficiently converted into fuel for humans
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How asteroid mining could add trillions to the world economy
feature An asteroid less than a mile in diameter could hold more than $20 trillion in industrial and precious metals
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Nassim Taleb used to be my hero. But today, he's just plain wrong.
feature Some predictions matter more than others
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What does the Big Mac Index really measure?
feature The cost of a Big Mac certainly says a lot about McDonald's global price structure, but currency manipulation...
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The great Beanie Baby bubble
feature Shockingly, stuffed animals are not a fantastic investment after all
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Would you quit your job for $25,000?
feature The economics of paying workers to leave their jobs
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Bitcoin: The opportunity costs of mining for money
feature What the problems with hard money can teach us about the digital currency
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A mortgage is a terrible investment
feature You're probably better off renting
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Why won't inflation conspiracy theories just die already?
feature Personal experience may tell us that inflation is rising. But it is not the whole story — not by a long shot.
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Are differences in IQ to blame for income inequality?
feature London Mayor Boris Johnson sparks a debate over the relationship between wealth and smarts
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What's the point of regulating lemonade stands?
feature Shutting down lemonade stands costs kids important entrepreneurial experience
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No, wrecking shopping carts won't help the homeless
feature It's not a problem that can be solved with a sledgehammer...
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