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Art Grows People — Literally
Changes in artistic standards happen. What happens when it means normal people aren't represented?
Jun 19
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Erik Sherman
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Art Grows People — Literally
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Another short thought plus a look back at a couple of cuts
Bloviation and hydration, how can you pass it up?
Jun 12
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Erik Sherman
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Another short thought plus a look back at a couple of cuts
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A short thought experiment
Someone sent me a suggestion of something to read. Before coffee, even.
Jun 11
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Erik Sherman
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A short thought experiment
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May 2025
Trump’s Drug Prices Criticisms Have Merit But His Solution Won’t Work
Presidential price controls require an act of Congress, and there is no possible way that is going to happen because of politics. This is another piece…
May 14
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Erik Sherman
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Trump’s Drug Prices Criticisms Have Merit But His Solution Won’t Work
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Gas Prices Are On The Rise Or Down, Depending On How You Measure
Another piece that I originally ran at Forbes.
May 13
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Erik Sherman
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Gas Prices Are On The Rise Or Down, Depending On How You Measure
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March 2025
Warning about a new email scam
It's a fake Social Security notice that offers a chance to learn some skills that generally will help keep you safer online.
Mar 18
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Erik Sherman
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February 2025
Neither Trump Nor Anyone Else Can Order A ‘Fix’ Of Living Costs
Ordering that you want prices to go lower doesn't mean they will. Problems are deeper than wishful thinking and there seems to be no thought in how to…
Feb 10
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Neither Trump Nor Anyone Else Can Order A ‘Fix’ Of Living Costs
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January 2025
AI Companies Are Becoming the New Monopsonists That Will Control Work
It's about AI vendors becoming the ultimate monopsonists — companies that can control buying of goods or employing people.
Jan 6
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Erik Sherman
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AI Companies Are Becoming the New Monopsonists That Will Control Work
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November 2024
Will the Country Finally Admit That Personal Economics Is a Big Problem?
Too many politicians, economists, and pundits keep insisting everything is fine. It’s absolutely not.
Nov 10, 2024
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Erik Sherman
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Will the Country Finally Admit That Personal Economics Is a Big Problem?
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September 2024
How to Get a Presidential Cabinet Without Confirmations
Keep the ones already in office — if they’re willing, of course. And an ultimate disappointment of the Stanley Quencher insulated tumbler.
Sep 28, 2024
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Erik Sherman
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How to Get a Presidential Cabinet Without Confirmations
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Why Kamala Harris’s $25K House Down Payment Plan Isn’t A Disaster
(This first appeared on Forbes.com.)
Sep 9, 2024
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Erik Sherman
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Why Kamala Harris’s $25K House Down Payment Plan Isn’t A Disaster
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March 2024
Raising Retirement Age For Social Security Means Cutting Benefits
It's not just having to wait a little longer. Even a year's increase in age is 7% less per month than now. Make people wait until 70 and they get 23…
Mar 31, 2024
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Raising Retirement Age For Social Security Means Cutting Benefits
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