Category Archives: Economics

Planet Money Podcast: Big Government Cheese

Great story about what goes wrong when governments get involved in markets In 1976, Jimmy Carter made a campaign promise: I’m giving dairy farmers a break. And after he won, he set out to raise the price of milk. But … Continue reading

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United Airlines Fiasco

Just wanted to share some thoughts about the recent controversy with United Airlines forcibly removing a passenger. There has been a lot written about the subject but I wanted to get past all the outrage and look at the underlying … Continue reading

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