First step on a long, long journey

I am starting an ambitious project to explain economic theory to the intelligent reader who does not have specialized mathematical knowledge.

I believe this is an important task that my colleagues in the economic profession have not attempted. I also believe that I can do it well and that I will learn better how to do it as I go along. Ideally, the final product, which will likely take years to complete, will be something of value for a general audience, not just the few specialists who read my published academic articles.

I am starting this project here on medium.com, because I like its editor, I like the ability it offers visitors to comment on individual paragraphs, I like its social media integration, and I like that it does not claim ownership of my creation. Eventually, I intend to download my drafts from Medium and publish a refined version of the entire work on my personal blog.

Having so committed myself, I now turn to an outline of the project as it is in my mind at this moment. I pledge to try my hardest to make every part of this understandable. Comments will be very much appreciated.