All articles by Mike Jakeman
The sinking fortunes of the shipping boxAugust 11, 2020 In his new book, journalist and historian Marc Levinson describes the limits of long supply chains and the ways in which new trade routes are forming.
Restoring faith in humanity?June 12, 2020 In his new book, historian Rutger Bregman argues that people are actually fundamentally good.
Plumbing the depthsApril 6, 2020 In their comprehensive new book, Deaths of Despair and the Future of Capitalism, economists Anne Case and Angus Deaton explain why mortality rates in the U.S. are rising.
The long history of the conMarch 10, 2020 In Don’t Fall for It, Ben Carlson delves into the psychology of why some people commit fraud — and why others become victims of it.
The upside of slow growthFebruary 10, 2020 In the new book Fully Grown, economist Dietrich Vollrath argues that the recent spell of moderate growth in the U.S. is a sign of success.
A brave new workless worldJanuary 20, 2020 In his new book, Oxford University economist Daniel Susskind sketches out the perils and promise of automation’s displacement of labor.
Pressure pointsSeptember 20, 2019 In his new book, Transaction Man, journalist Nicholas Lemann describes the evolution — and failure — of competing attempts to manage the power of corporations.
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