David’s Articles

This week's highlights:  1-Star Reviews, Jamie Dimon, and Quantum Computing Fifteen on Friday - Issue 336 Best, David Food for Thought: Top Read(s) of the Week:  TheHustle - The restaurant owner who asked for 1-star Yelp reviews Why It Matters:  How one small business...

This week's highlights:  Life Auditing, Ad-Fraud, and Running Fifteen on Friday - Issue 335 Food for Thought: Top Read(s) of the Week:  NYT - The Surprising Benefits of Relentlessly Auditing Your Life Why It Matters:  "We tend to think that good marriages and happy...

Highlights:  Proximity in Housing, Blackrock's Succession Question, and The Shaping of Taste Fifteen on Friday - Issue 334 Food for Thought: Top Read(s) of the Week:  TheAtlantic - Having a Library or Café Down the Block Could Change Your Life Why It Matters:  The...

This week's highlights:  Teaching Economics, Price Fixing and Coordinating Sports Playoffs Fifteen on Friday - Issue 333   Food for Thought: Top Read(s) of the Week:  Vox - The radical plan to change how Harvard teaches economics Why It Matters:  Raj Chetty has...

This week's highlights:  College Admissions, Impactful Venture Capital, and Urban Retirement Fifteen on Friday - Issue 332 Quote to ponder - Thanks Chris M for highlighting this one: "A society grows great when [the old] plant trees in whose shade they know they shall...

This week's highlights:  Fleece Vests, Uber's IPO, and Scooter Economics Fifteen on Friday - Issue 331 Happy Friday, David Food for Thought: Top Read(s) of the Week:  NewYorker - Goldman Sachs, Patagonia, and the Mysteries of “Business Casual” Why It Matters: ...

This week's highlights:  The Michael Milken Project, Mutual Fund Tax Avoidance, and a Core Casual Wardrobe Fifteen on Friday - Issue 330 Happy Friday, David Food for Thought: Top Read(s) of the Week:  II - The Michael Milken Project Why It Matters:  How did a...

This week's highlights:  A Conversation with a Senator, Tech Enabled Salads and Water-less Detergent. Fifteen on Friday - Issue 329 Food for Thought: Top Read(s) of the Week:  TheTrinityForum - An Evening Conversation with Senator Ben Sasse in Nashville, TN  Why It...

This week's highlights:  Cultural Lies, Venture Capital, and the Blurry Line Between Rap and Country Issue 328 Happy Passover and Easter Weekend, David Food for Thought: Top Read(s) of the Week:  NYT - Five Lies Our Culture Tells   Why It Matters:  David Brooks...

This week's highlights:  Robocalls, Smart Phones, and Birkin Bags Issue 327 Happy Friday, David Food for Thought: Top Read(s) of the Week:  WashPo - Die, robocalls, die: A how-to guide to stop spammers and exact revenge Why It Matters:  I haven't had a chance to try...