Jonathan Wolf
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Past articles by Jonathan:
Are You A Flashlight Or A Laser Beam?
Likening your life to different types of light might strike you as dumb. But who knows? → Read More
IRS Agents Are The Ideal Kind Of Law Enforcement: They Target The Rich And Don’t Shoot Black People
Rich people who underreport their income account for the vast majority of the taxes that are owed but unpaid in America. → Read More
'If You Can’t Beat ‘Em, Join ‘Em' Should Be Every Critic Of Capitalism’s Personal Motto
The growing chorus of critics against capitalism aren’t going to overturn it anytime soon. → Read More
15 Of The Best General-Interest Nonfiction Books To Add To Your Reading List In 2023 And Beyond
Pick out a few of the best-sounding titles and add them to your reading list. → Read More
GOP War On 'Woke' Investing Elicits Shrug From Companies
Don’t expect ESG to be going anywhere just yet. → Read More
4 Legal-Adjacent Goings On To Look Forward To In 2023
Dinosaurs and Cybertrucks. With a side of Trump and Bankman-Fried. → Read More
Having No Will At All Might Prevent Fights Over Your Assets After You Die Better Than An Estate Plan
Wills are often sold to less well-heeled Americans as a way to prevent fighting among heirs. → Read More
With Trump’s NFT Trading Cards Grift, The Hypercommercialization Of Christmas Is Complete
People are waiting to pass these NFTs off to even bigger suckers at a huge profit on the secondary market. → Read More
Elon Musk Is Certainly Living In A Simulation (Even Though The Rest Of Us Are Not)
Being the world’s richest man has never exactly been a sympathetic position. → Read More
A Problematic Delay Between Wrongdoing And Consequences For Complex Financial Crimes
It’s hard to ignore how our justice system is stacked in favor of pretty much all financial criminals. → Read More
Is The Era Of The Blustery Tech Founder Over?
We no longer need to be convinced of the potential posed by modern technology. → Read More
Traditional December Rally Will Struggle To Save Stock Market From Worst Returns In 14 Years
Three big risk factors await investors in December: further inflation data, overseas geopolitical issues, and the Federal Reserve’s decision on its December rate hike. → Read More
This Year, I’m Thankful That Law Schools Ditching US News Rankings Might Make My Book Obsolete
It remains to be seen how many more law schools will join the rebellion. → Read More
Like All Currency, Bitcoin Is A Collective Dream, And We All Just Shuddered In Our Sleep
Faith is what gives cryptocurrency its value, and a lot more people are going to be losing their religion after FTX's rapid, high-profile implosion. → Read More
A Quick Autonomous Vehicle Rollout Would Reduce Inflation
If AVs are going to become a reality, it should happen at a time when the problems they are going to create will also drive down prices. → Read More
The Real Winners Of These Elections Are Everyone Who No Longer Has To Listen To Political Ads All Day
I don’t have to see those ads anymore! And neither do you! It’s over. It’s finally, finally over. Rejoice. → Read More
Look At Elon Musk’s Record Rather Than His Speech If You’re Worried About Twitter Takeover
It's almost as if carefully thinking through and thoroughly reflecting upon everything he says before he says it is not Musk’s strong suit. → Read More
Sustained Drop In College Enrollment Bad News For Economy, Not To Mention Democracy
Even if learning more doesn’t improve your income stream one bit, it will sure help you make better decisions. → Read More
Backbiting Ally Saudi Arabia Screws U.S. On Gas Prices, Is Undeserving Of Defense Industry Prioritization
At some point, we have to reassess what the United States is actually getting out of this relationship. → Read More
NASA’s Asteroid Diverting Success Demonstrates Perhaps Most Valuable Technology In History
It's hard to overstate the importance of the DART mission’s success. → Read More