William Sundwick

What Is Money?

From simple barter economies to cryptocurrencies, wealth and capital have transformed themselves through history, but in some ways stay the same …

Bargaining with prospective employers for salary and other things works better for some than others — we are not all Tom Bradys!

What is at the root of the new cold war with China? Looking at different forms of imperialism …

Organized drag racing was never a sport – but it was and has always been a tribute to amateur mechanics everywhere, who love their cars

Macroeconomics deals with the “big” issues of economic policy, but isn’t it all just built on a house of cards? Too abstract to have real meaning?

Nathan Robinson, in Current Affairs, has covered the same ground as my last post here, Avi Loeb’s Extraterrestrial. Nathan is a gifted writer and journalist. Hats off! Anyway, if you read my post, “Do We Care If We Are Alone?, ” you may be interested in this: https://www.currentaffairs.org/2021/05/were-not-alone-in-the-universe?fbclid=IwAR3-3deXeN8gHH2BRNPw60VnW1qL2uq-iXl-R4rV5dYWlx1BADuS7dw3838