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Jordan Peterson's Lobsters and Why Socialism Fails

Institutions

Institutions · Economic History

Jordan Peterson's Lobsters and Why Socialism Fails

Jordan Peterson argues lobsters and humans share the same neurochemistry of dominance. An argument for what that means for socialism, and why redistribution may just reshuffle who ends up on top.

Ali Hashemifara · Sep 14, 2026 · 5 min read

India Should Build a Parallel Economy for the Unemployed

Public Policy

Public Policy · Global Development

India Should Build a Parallel Economy for the Unemployed

Caregivers, repairers, tutors, and freelancers keep entire communities running without ever showing up in employment data. An argument for the institutions that would finally count them.

Kiran S. Pillai · Sep 14, 2026 · 3 min read

Why Building More Roads Can Create More Traffic

Public Policy

Public Policy · Markets

Why Building More Roads Can Create More Traffic

A wider highway should mean an easier commute. Instead, it can quietly generate the very traffic it was built to solve.

Lavanya Gupta · Sep 9, 2026 · 6 min read

Markets

Why Concert Tickets Are Sometimes Sold Too Cheaply

A $120 ticket that resells for $700 minutes later looks like a pricing mistake. For artists, it might be the point.

Lavanya Gupta · Sep 9, 2026 · 7 min read

Markets

Markets · Technology & Innovation

The Economics of the Queue

A crowded restaurant next to an empty one looks like real evidence of quality — until you consider that the crowd might just be copying itself.

Lavanya Gupta · Aug 24, 2026 · 6 min read

Markets

When Expensive Is the Point

For most businesses, satisfying demand is the whole point. For luxury brands, doing that too well can quietly destroy what made the product desirable in the first place.

Lavanya Gupta · Aug 24, 2026 · 7 min read

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Jordan Peterson's Lobsters and Why Socialism Fails

India Should Build a Parallel Economy for the Unemployed

Why Building More Roads Can Create More Traffic

Why Concert Tickets Are Sometimes Sold Too Cheaply

The Economics of the Queue

When Expensive Is the Point

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