The 5x Samosas Rule
Earning in USD to consume 5 times as many Samosas
Economics as Exchange
Some thoughts based on my peripatetic journey in philosophy, politics and economics.
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Identity, Terror, and Violence
I am compelled to write this, not as much by the terror attack in Kashmir yesterday, as by the responses I’ve witnessed around me.
The Individual and the Sphere of Economics
Thoughts on some Buchanan essays
Degree of specialization of identity is limited by the extent of the market
How market size shapes the identities we choose to share
Ideas, Institutions, and Policy
Oh the madmen
Markets in everything: using Coasean bargains to resolve culture conflicts
Republishing an article from The Leap Blog in which Bhargavi Zaveri-Shah and I argue that voluntary Coasean bargains offer peaceful means of resolving religious and cultural conflicts.
On definition of religion: my reply
Earlier this week, I wrote about why I found some definitions of religion unsatisfactory. The primary reason I said was that they tied religion to an element of supernaturalness, divinity, or transcendence, but there are religions that may not have these elements. Two of my friends, who would consider themselves deeply religious and/or spiritual, sent me thoughtful responses, parts of which I…
Religion: In search of a definition
I have taken somewhat of an academic interest in studying religion.
Change in Changes
Rain as a causal or instrumental variable?
Stationery and the Third Law of Demand
Plain old price theory > capitalist excess