…Cowen pointed to an article by business-school professor Luigi Zingales about meritocracy. I’d expect a b-school prof to support the idea of meritocracy, and Zingales does not disappoint. But he…

Brad DeLong points to an article by Gary Younge in The Guardian: A web of privilege supports this so-called meritocracy: Shortly after Mitt Romney’s failed 2008 campaign for the Republican…

…. . . Recent Quartz article on Private Label and Brand name. Private-label brands are having a moment in 2024, and it’s no coincidence that some of the biggest winners…

by cactus Forbes and the “Self-Made” Label I’m kinda busy these days, but this topic is small pet peeve of mine: what the heck is up with Forbes and the…

…have to submit articles.” Off-label use of drugs is big business. According to The Wall Street Journal, “[FDA] is stepping into a high-stakes business issue, because off-label uses of prescription…

…unreasonable cases, but if it is reasonable that the off-label use of the drug might have caused the damage, then the encouraged off-label use would lead to an assumption of…

…I can safely and for sure tell you that food labeling is approved by the USDA and or the FDA. A small change in a label or packaging such as…

…excerpt from Ben Bernanke’s speech at Princeton worth noting. Here’s the excerpt the Times printed: “A meritocracy is a system in which the people who are the oluckiest in their…

…that Britain is a meritocracy is ingrained in our collective psyche,” and adjust policies and narratives accordingly. This would mean ditching the class-war rhetoric and instead putting forward solutions designed…

…suspicions didn’t hold up. The jury remains out whether inequality clearly shortens life expectancy. One final issue: meritocracy. Do the rich genuinely deserve their immense fortunes? The standard answer from…