The Democrats and Republicans have political power for the same kinds of reasons that Coke and Pepsi or Boeing and Airbus dominate their markets.…
Using Words to Brand a Political Party
The increasing polarization of congressional language could reflect the Democrats’ and Republicans’ need for political branding.…
Election Economics: Looking at the Millennials, Xers, Boomers, and Silents
Before tomorrow’s election, let’s take a look at the voting age gap. Absent since 1972, the young and the old again are voting differently. The Silent Generation: The oldest slice o…
Election Economics: Assessing the Minimum Wage
Currently at $7.25, should the federal hourly minimum wage rise to $9.80? Proposed legislation from House Democrats would increase the minimum wage in three steps, 85 cents a year for 3 years. After t…
Economic Disagreement
Astronomy might help us understand US history according to biographer Walter Isaacson. We just need to think about binary systems in which 2 separately orbiting stars “are linked because of thei…