Stories by paulpauper

Most of America’s extra savings during the pandemic are going to the wealthy

Tokyo Olympics cost $15.4B. What else could that buy?

‘Black Swan’ author Nassim Taleb has ‘never, ever borrowed a penny’ in his life

Details of the Infant Fish Oil Story

Cathie Wood: The Big Risk Is Deflation, Not Inflation

Reasons for the Housing Shortage

Household debt jumps the most in 14 years to $15T in the second quarter

States ended unemployment aid. Data shows its not getting people back to work

‘Antifragile’ Author Taleb Fights with Edward Snowden over Cyberbullying

America Has Forgotten How to Forgive

Lessons in the Decline of Democracy from the Ruined Roman Republic

Private Schools Have Become Truly Obscene

The U.S. has a lottery problem. But it’s not the people buying tickets

For richer and poorer, Uncle Sam's coronavirus response widened the gulf

Everything Gawker Existed to Satirize Has Been Destroyed

Nü-Metal and Twilight Are the True Outsider Art, the Only Rebel Poets

How the rich got richer: Reddit trading frenzy benefited Wall Street elite

Binance Froze When Bitcoin Crashed. Now Users Want Their Money Back

American Shoppers Are a Nightmare

Los Angeles Brutal Campaign Against the Homeless