Michael J. IrvineYes, we can grow the economy without using more resources. But it’s not worth it.Yesterday, I jumped into a debate between Jason Hickel and Noah Smith about economic growth and sustainability. The question is: can we…Sep 23, 2018Sep 23, 2018
Michael J. IrvineEconomic growth can go on forever — even if it means using more resources10 days ago, “degrowth” activist Jason Hickel published an article, “Why Growth Can’t be Green” in Foreign Policy. He argued that by…Sep 22, 2018Sep 22, 2018
Michael J. IrvineRent control is good, actuallyUnder the right conditions, it can lower rents without lowering the number of apartments availableJun 3, 2018Jun 3, 2018
Michael J. IrvineAutomatically create mappings between all your dataWhat if all your data sources spoke to each other? What if it was easy, not hard, to analyze all your data in one place? That is the…Apr 22, 2018Apr 22, 2018
Michael J. IrvineConnecting data is hard. What if it was easy?I’m building Joiner, a radically easy data warehouse. Will you join me?Mar 12, 2018Mar 12, 2018
Michael J. IrvineWho’s on the “Trump over Hillary but Bernie over Trump” Train?Things aren’t looking great for Hillary Clinton. Recent opinion polls have Trump tied with or beating Hillary in a head-to-head match up…May 24, 2016May 24, 2016
Michael J. IrvinePolice Shootings and MinoritiesPerhaps the story of 2015 so far has been the continued tension between the police and minority communities in places like Baltimore and…Jul 13, 2015Jul 13, 2015
Michael J. IrvineWhy be a Superpower?The United States is in decline. Should we even try to stop the slide?Aug 6, 2014Aug 6, 2014
Michael J. IrvineinI. M. H. O.Privacy and PrinciplesComparing Constitutional Ideals with the Realities of TodayJun 6, 2013Jun 6, 2013
