More than Make-Work

A jobs guarantee is a messy, awkward, good idea.

Source: Longreads
Published: May 23, 2018
Length: 9 minutes (2,366 words)

Seeking a Roadmap for the New American Middle Class

Could Starbucks be the new GM? Or could the American worker make it even better?

Source: Longreads
Published: Mar 21, 2018
Length: 7 minutes (1,950 words)

Welcome to Libertarian Summer Camp

Livia Gershon on drugs, philosophy, and guns at “the freest place on Earth”—a weeklong Libertarian summer camp.

Source: Maxim
Published: Jul 23, 2015
Length: 10 minutes (2,605 words)

What Makes Work Meaningful? Ask a Zookeeper

Many people feel stuck in a meaningless job, but zookeepers might be the exception—a 2009 paper studied zookeepers and found that the profession was about the closest anyone in the modern, secular world comes to having a calling.

Source: JSTOR Daily
Published: Jun 24, 2015
Length: 8 minutes (2,190 words)