#F1001 - The Political Economy of Production and Predation

2025-08-26

Why societies prosper by production and decline by predation: dT>0, how hidden rent‑seeking destroys wealth, and what institutional safeguards can and can’t fix.

Cultural Commentary

The Paradox of Excellence: From Substantive Merit to Formal Labels

2025-08-20

How labels replace merit in elite education and culture: why resume‑driven success reproduces class and crowds out substantive achievement.

How Morality Is Embedded in Economics

2024-01-27

How morality is embedded in economics: social norms as costs/benefits, subjective utility, and modeling policy trade‑offs without losing ethical context.

Understanding Asset Inflation and Consumer Deflation

2024-01-20

Why cheap credit inflates assets for the wealthy while consumer prices stagnate: how credit creation and unequal collateral access split inflation’s impact.