Laura Williams
Gen-Z YouTuber Hammers Home Financial Responsibility
Foul-mouthed and fiery, Caleb Hammer is bringing sound financial advice and personal accountability to the YouTube-TikTok generation.
Evergreens and Embers: What the Solstice Teaches Us About Economic Renewal
We conserve capital, tend embers, make plans, and orient ourselves toward the future. Prosperity demands we tend the embers, rather than curse the cold.
Obesity Economics: How Subsidies Distort the American Diet
Federal subsidies drive food production, consumption, and — unintentionally — chronic disease. Now we’re being asked to subsidize weight loss drugs to fight what farm policy broke.
What Colleges Taught Gen-Z Is Getting Them Fired
College sought to protect students from discomfort. The economy demands they perform under pressure. The resulting collision is reshaping early-career outcomes.
Burned by Bureaucracy: Why Other Countries Have Better Sunscreen
Europe and Asia use superior formulas, but the FDA hasn’t approved a new UV filter since the 1990s, exposing Americans to preventable cancer. Now, tariffs are pushing up prices on…
A Sober Revolution Is Sweeping America — and Markets Are Responding
A growing group of alcohol-free consumers, including 40% of Gen-Z, are forcing bars, brewers, and brands to adapt.
When Pol Pot Read a Book on Marx
Pol Pot was a well-meaning monster, an idealistic revolutionary who studied in Paris and believed he could purify Cambodia. He wanted to build a better world for the poor —…
How Congress Created the Doctor Shortage
Why don't we train more doctors? Congress froze medical training in 1997, intentionally creating artificial scarcity.
From 65 Cents to $5.69: Big Macs Show How The Federal Reserve Ate Your Bills’ Buying Power
Inflation, driven by government spending, has gobbled up 85 percent of the Big Macs you could have bought. But we're unlikely to see supersized bills in circulation.
Why the Zombies Keep Coming: Economic Fear on the Silver Screen
We feel watched, stalked by sinister forces, haunted by specters of economic anxiety. Fictional monsters help us cope.
