Econ Soapbox

On Babies and Breweries

It's a balance

May 4 • Patrick Gourley

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April 2026

America already taxes the rich

Data vs anecdotes

Apr 27 • Patrick Gourley

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A defense of "traveling like a local"

Bad framing, but a sensible idea

Apr 20 • Patrick Gourley

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Special Interests and Autonomous Vehicles

How the turn tables

Apr 13 • Patrick Gourley

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March Madness and Multi-Causality

Two things changed

Apr 6 • Patrick Gourley

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March 2026

$500,000 is not middle class

The New York Times strikes again

Mar 30 • Patrick Gourley

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A New Migration

Go south young man

Mar 23 • Patrick Gourley

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War and Oil

How high will it go?

Mar 16 • Patrick Gourley

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Tariffs: March 2026 Update

They keep going and going and going

Mar 9 • Patrick Gourley

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Pad Thai Economics

A fascinating story

Mar 2 • Patrick Gourley

February 2026

No, Hillary Clinton would not have won the 2016 presidential election if America determined the president by popular vote

Same for Al Gore in 2000. And Trump in 2024.

Feb 23 • Patrick Gourley

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The New Economics of Marijuana

Things are not going as planned

Feb 16 • Patrick Gourley

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