Monthly Archives: May 2015

I recently came across this article from the Washington Post that presents graphs of population projections through 2100. The writing seems overly pessimistic to me; it has an attitude toward African governance and economic progress that rang true in 1995, … Continue reading →

Late last night the internet exploded with the revelation that the most influential social science study of 2014 was apparently invented from whole cloth. LaCour and Green (2014) showed that a brief interaction with an openly-gay canvasser was enough to … Continue reading →

I recently came across this post about a video that raises the question “Who made my clothes?” The video, started by an organization called Fashion Revolution, suggests an answer: young women like Manisha, who are miserable, and whom you can … Continue reading →

Usury laws are intended to prevent creditors from charging predatory interest rates. While morally pleasing, their practical effects are debatable, since borrowers whose credit profiles would call for ultra-high interest rates might not have access to credit at all in … Continue reading →