Art Carden
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A Four Point Plan for Every City
"If you agree that local politics should be about protecting others’ liberty to become the people they want to become…
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Small Change: Let’s Put Pennies and Nickels to Rest
"If we don’t have the vision and political will to do something as unambiguously beneficial as to stop minting pennies…
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“They Mean to Be Masters”: A Review of Trust Us
"The documentary considers the role experts assumed in the twentieth century: figuring out what you should do and how you…
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Two Ways Trade Creates Wealth
"You’ve heard the aphorism 'one person’s trash is another person’s treasure.' Trade turns trash into treasure by getting it out…
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Four Ways to Get What You Want
"For most of our existence, life was solitary, poor, nasty, brutish, and short for pretty much everybody. Then we became…
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A Dispatch From the Corporatized Dystopia: Bring on the Chains!
"If there’s still money to be made, consumers are voting for more, and it is not my prerogative, nor yours,…
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Yes, Twelve Dollars Is a Good Price for Two Batteries–Under the Right Conditions
"Economists are wary of the word 'need;' whether you need something or not is context-dependent, and I’m always amazed at…
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Why Acting on ‘Hot Stock Tips’ Is a Good Way to Lose Money Fast
Two of investing’s most important principles are “understand that markets are efficient” and “diversify.” I learned both principles the hard…
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Who is “Accountable” to Whom?
"When people talk about 'holding corporations accountable,' they usually mean 'accountable to observers with no serious stake in what they…
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Dear Students: Here Are 10 Ways To Get Your Financial House In Order
Recently, a student asked me for some tips on what to say about personal finance to her sorority. Here’s a…
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