October 6, 2017
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September 20, 2017
With its newest and priciest product launch, Apple has made iPhone conspicuous consumption the reason to buy their phone.
September 11, 2017
We can ask why our lottery ticket spending has been $70 billion annually when we have such an infinitesimal chance of winning.
September 10, 2017
Including celery and pineapples, past and present culinary status symbols are examples of foods preferred by an elite group.
September 5, 2017
Accused of price gouging after Harvey hit Texas, the businesses that raised prices might actually have been helping people.
August 27, 2017
Before, during and after a natural disaster like Harvey, we have hurricane economics affecting gasoline markets and the GDP.
August 25, 2017
When Joey Chestnut guzzles 72 Nathan's hot dogs in 10 minutes, his competitive eating takes us to much more than food and entertainment.
August 16, 2017
Whereas the Model T brought us suburbia, highways and McDonald's, the spillover from self-driving cars will also transform our lives at home and at work.
August 6, 2017
In additional to debating the impact of immigration on less educated men, we should look at how highly skilled women are affected.
July 30, 2017
When the development of cellophane let us have self-service shopping for meat and produce, it started a retailing revolution.
July 24, 2017
