Lawrence E. Mitchell

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Jun 18, 2014 · 5 min read

Infinite Jest

Or, The Howling Fantods

I am a huge fan of the late writer, David Foster Wallace. Wallace was, to my mind, one of the finest writers of non-fiction prose the English language ever has produced, as well as a man of almost unbearable sensitivity and insight. I…

Lawrence E. Mitchell

Jun 16, 2014 · 7 min read

Get on the Bus

Find Out What People Really Are Like

So, I’m a train guy. I’ve always loved trains. I’ve studied railroad history. I can tell you all about the great railroad men of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. And, as an East Coaster for almost all of my…

Lawrence E. Mitchell

Jun 11, 2014 · 5 min read

Crying Over Spilt Borscht

In Honor of Casa Valentina and the Catskills

Tony Award-nominated Casa Valentina has brought some new attention to the history of America’s Jewish playground, the Catskill Mountains. I have fond memories of the place as a child…

Lawrence E. Mitchell

Jun 11, 2014 · 4 min read

Why Does Income Inequality Persist?

Part Fourteen: The Argument from Choice

I noted that some readers might legitimately argue that people make bad choices which result in their status at the lower end of the income spectrum, and that they should be…

Lawrence E. Mitchell

Jun 11, 2014 · 3 min read

Why Does Income Inequality Persist?

Part Thirteen: Pulling it All Together

So in this essay I’d like to begin the process of pulling together my first twelve essays on the subject of income inequality. Recall that we started with two basic…