KEEPING UP WITH THE JONESES
Who says econ is boring and irrelevant? Here's an article from Slate about whether and why blacks spend more on "visible goods" (clothes, cars, and jewelry): "Cos and Effect." Keeping up with the Joneses is a sad way to expend material resources no matter how much bank you have; the sad reality is that for those who are poor (both white and black), doing it means less invested in other, better directions.
Truth or Tribe
There could hardly be anything more important than truth, right? Most people wouldn’t dare say so. And yet we very often put “tribe” be...
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PHILADELPHIA NAMED BEST CITY FOR NEW GRADS How about Philly besting Boston, New York, Chicago, Atlanta, and every other city in America for ...
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I recently had a humorous but telling incident on my bus ride into work. It being rush hour, the vehicle is often crowded and even standin...
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