Latest articles by John Aziz
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No, the government isn't lying about inflation
feature Conspiracy theorists gonna conspiracy theorize
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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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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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The top 1 percent don't work harder for their money — they work less
feature And that is their advantage
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Millennials are becoming financial Neanderthals
feature And that might be unkind to Neanderthals
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Greg Mankiw's critique of ObamaCare is everything wrong with conservative thinking
feature In invoking the Hippocratic Oath, the conservative economist unwittingly points out the GOP's big problem on health care
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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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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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There is a better alternative to raising the minimum wage
feature One that can actually ensure a decent standard of living for everyone
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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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Does the United States need a sovereign wealth fund?
feature The government could use the fund to offset the effects of a financial crash
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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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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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How to avoid an economic bubble
feature Look no further than the flailing job market
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Does solar energy have a battery problem?
feature The energy technology of the future faces a triple-A kind of conundrum
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Would a bubble be good for the American economy?
feature A boom is not the same thing as a bubble
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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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Free markets need more regulation than you think
feature After all, they can't just magically appear out of nothing
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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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Does welfare make people lazy?
feature Conservatives often claim that it does. It's not that simple.
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Britain has basically decriminalized internet piracy. The U.S. should, too.
feature Internet piracy is bad for the economy. It's also impossible to police.
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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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Why Elon Musk should be Apple's next CEO
feature Imagine a solar-powered iPhone, or a Siri interface on an asteroid mining spaceship...
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Is the international monetary system nearing collapse?
feature A look at James G. Rickards’ The Death of Money
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