Your vote matters — probably more than you think

(This post is meant to persuade you to vote. If you already want to vote but don't have a concrete voting plan, check out this post.) In 10th grade civics class I learned about two moral arguments in favor of voting in elections. The first of these appeals to a notion of civic duty: as …

Provisional opposition

A couple weeks ago I saw this on Twitter: My immediate reaction was, "This sounds pretty dumb." After all, printing money doesn't generate new wealth. After a few seconds I revised my opinion to, "This is probably a terrible idea, but for reasons I don't understand." What I realized was that while printing money doesn't …