Superstar Cities Are in Trouble

Derek Thompson of The Atlantic is asking the right question: As a general rule of human civilization, we’ve lived where we work. More than 90 percent of Americans drive to work, and their average commute is about 27 minutes. This tether between home and office...

Lessons from Uber

I think this is instructive: Study of 1 million Uber drivers. Uber doesn’t pay based on sex or gender. But male Uber drivers make 7% more than female drivers. The study was conducted before Uber had in-app tipping, but other studies have shown that generally...

Security Theater, revisited

https://apple.news/AXtb-ziCfSUW-XMMBEie45wLatest investigation results were not disclosed, but it sounds like a rehash of 2015:In 2015, the then-acting head of the TSA, Melvin Carraway, was reassigned after an internal investigation by the Department of Homeland...