Things I Find Interesting [aka, the stuff rattling around inside the brain of Torr Leonard]

Economics

Billionaires Aren’t Inherently Bad

I don’t agree with the common critique from the left that billionaires are inherently bad. Many…
What Happens When Disaster Recovery Becomes a Luxury Good

FEMA money is funneled to disaster relief nonprofits that then hire case managers to guide victims…
A Shrimper, a Carmaker, a Lawyer: How the World Tackled Trump’s Trade War

Nissan shifts production to the US. A furniture maker gets squeezed by the US & China.…
The UK Closed a Tax Loophole for the Global Rich. Now They’re Fleeing.

The UK abolished a tax loophole that allowed wealthy foreign residents to only pay taxes on…