As we look for rhyme and reason to the coronavirus, New York City’s outbreak puts the spotlight on population density as a seed factor. In part, widespread public transit gives an opportunity for the virus to spread, and a MIT paper claims it to be a “major disseminator”.

It makes perfect sense. As of 2014, the New York City metro had more public transit users than the complete ridership of the next nine American metros combined. These are enclosed spaces shared by many daily, and we know the virus can persist in the air. …

I did not know it at the time, but right after college, I had a drinking problem. No, I was not an alcoholic.

I just liked to binge drink.

We tend to have an idea in our heads of what a drinking problem is and associate it with everyday-use, and not binge-use. It is the kind of thinking that goes, “Hey, I’m a productive worker Monday through Friday, so drinking 5 drinks on Friday night and maybe 8 drinks on Saturday isn’t so bad.”

For me, it was kind of surreal because while I liked alcohol, by no means did…

Living by conservative values, Chick-Fil-A founder Truett Cathy sought to keep his restaurant closed on Sundays beginning with his first week in business. This allowed Cathy and his staff to take a day off and an opportunity to worship if they wished. For 50 years, Cathy used his to teach Sunday school. While Cathy provided his services at church, an economic concept known as the scarcity principle was in work for Chick-Fil-A.

The scarcity principle dictates that goods with limited supply will increase demand, meaning prices will go up. In social psychology, the scarcity principle is often deployed in marketing…

It’s not even like Jeff Bezos hangs out in Sun Valley often, so he must not have been the one to bring the coronavirus into town. Bezos comes to central Idaho for business every July, but other than that, probably not much — he has four luxurious properties across the country to keep him occupied.

When Bezos does come, he stays close to the Sun Valley Resort. It’s the jewel of the Wood River Valley region and is one of the most popular ski resorts in the country. …

There has been a mixed reaction on President Trump’s response to the coronavirus pandemic with about half of Americans approving of how the President has handled the crisis. Six out of seven republicans support Trump while only one in five democrats commend the President’s actions.

It is disappointing we remain polarized in such a crisis. The different worlds we live in makes it feel like the sky looks purple, but some say red, and others say blue. In all reality, it’s probably black.

In the spirit of conflicting worldviews, there has been misinformation from all directions.

On January 14th the…

A few years ago, I found myself in an awkward position. For nearly two years, I worked an unpaid student internship with my college’s athletic department. Initially, it was awesome working various sporting events, but things started to grow old after a year as I was balancing two additional part-time jobs that compensated me.

Like any poor college student, I gravitated towards the money-making opportunities and left my unpaid internship. I did not have any ill-will towards my university when I stopped working. Overall, it was more a positive experience than a negative experience. …

One of the biggest decisions in life involves the choice to reproduce. Current total fertility rates are believed to be at an all-time low — 1.73 children birthed per woman in her lifetime — in the United States as the population is reproducing below replacement level — 2.0 children per woman.

Less children means less optimism about the future, which makes you wonder why are Americans reproducing less.

Historically, at the individual level, the ability to reproduce has been the most valuable asset you could have for the species. …

In the last quarter of 1989 Toyota found itself in an awkward situation. The company had just launched its Lexus line, debuting the LS400 model that September. By December, 8,000 cars had been sold and it seemed that Toyota actually had a chance to penetrate the United States’s luxury car market. Everything was going well until two drivers of LS400s reported a minor issue with their cruise control. …