The Idea Salon

Vlad Gogish

To Write for Writing’s Sake, Rather Than for Money (Like Plato)

The paradox of pursuing excellence without regard to reward

2 min readMar 30, 2024

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To Write for Writing’s Sake, Rather Than for Money (Like Plato)

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J. Andrew Shelley

Covid-19 Is Now A Virus in Wolf’s Clothing

It’s time to understand how to manage the next pandemic

8 min readOct 16, 2022

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Covid-19 Is Now A Virus in Wolf’s Clothing

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Douglas Giles, PhD

Sam Pizzigati’s Interesting Proposal On Income Tax Rates

How Progressives Can Fix the Progressive Income Tax

4 min readOct 2, 2022

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Sam Pizzigati’s Interesting Proposal On Income Tax Rates

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Vlad Gogish

Grow Your Readership: Come Write for the Idea Salon!

Help us bring forward ideas that matter and gain engagement by sharing your stories, and reading those of others.

3 min readSep 22, 2022

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Grow Your Readership: Come Write for the Idea Salon!

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Dr. Kathleen Waller

Sports Journalism Could Save the World

How reframing the delivery of news can change our mindsets and empower us

8 min readAug 9, 2022

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A soccer ball with a star is placed on yellow lines on a soccer field. A cleat at the bottom left of the photograph prepares to kick the ball toward the goal in the distance. Puffy cumulous clouds rise over the field with a bright shining sun and brilliant blue sky.

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Vlad Gogish

Hard Work Makes Life Better. Really!

Work gives life meaning, even in absurd world.

6 min readJul 29, 2022

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Hard Work Makes Life Better. Really!

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Vlad Gogish

Why Crowds are Wiser Than Experts

Prediction markets can democratize decision making.

3 min readJul 4, 2022

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Why Crowds are Wiser Than Experts

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Dr. Kathleen Waller

Looking at a Leaf from my Balcony

Unexpectedly teaching art reminded me how to see

7 min readJun 25, 2022

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Looking at a Leaf from my Balcony

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Vlad Gogish

If Only the Fed Had Acted Sooner

Reflections on the dual mandate, and the Fed’s belated response to inflation.

5 min readJun 24, 2022

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If Only the Fed Had Acted Sooner

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J. Andrew Shelley

Americans Live In An Upside Down World

The world of economic inequality is its own stranger thing

7 min readJun 14, 2022

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Americans Live In An Upside Down World

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Vlad Gogish
Thought leader and human capital consultant. I write about the timeless and the timely. Let's talk about ideas!

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