National. Best. Seller. Rejected by 90+ literary agents. Press w rights to next book passed Several academics said "technically" correct (getting ahead IS easier than ever), but shouldn't SAY so b/c, well...you know why #17 Publisher's Weekly & #26 USA Today. Optimism>pessimism

don't ever agree to co-host a music podcast w @CultishCreative or you will find yourself on the verge of 50 discovering you are a fan of both @TheReplacements & @billyjoel - NEITHER of which you listened to before...and trying to square that circle piped.video/YvKKgTYmq1Y?si=RDDA…

In Norway, anyone can look up your tax return. @RobinWigg's wife's friends did exactly that when she started dating him. The @FT's bond market guru on money, Norway, and what @POTUS has to do with dark matter. piped.video/watch?v=PwkM7dGM…

this is true, and important: Historians' bad economics has had more policy influence post-2008 than have economists' bad histories.

shortlisted for Best in Business Book Award beside @jimcramer Hey Jim, let's swap signed copies! I have a fun Mad Money story in the book (yes, I missed my daughter's 1st steps watching your show. No, I don't blame you 🤣)

In 1912, a gallon of milk cost the same as in 1812. It's strange to consider 100 years where prices don't go up due to inflation, but before 1912, that was the reality. #historyhelps

For once, I actually agree w @saylor I said it was a Zeppelin, and that regulation would signal the beginning of End for BTC. josephmoorebooks.com/p/bitco…

"Scenes from an Italian Restaurant" by Billy Joel: Songs That Best Describe American Life 🇺🇸 series by @CultishCreative is the best piece of content I’ve watched on the internet in years. Zeigs is the best. piped.video/yN9dGWarRl4?si=5eQr…

In the early days of budgeting, before spreadsheets, the overwhelming task of keeping a budget wasn't really worthwhile. Avoiding liquor will still save you quite a bit of money 💰 #historyhelps #budgeting

this essay by @a_m_mastroianni is one of the best reads of my year (despite being from years ago) and even has a surprise ending. "The other day I ran past a courthouse with a big group of people milling around outside. They were all grinning and taking pictures, so at first I thought they had just won some big class action lawsuit. But as I got closer I saw they were holding envelopes and waving tiny American flags and I realized, my God, these people just became US citizens. I got so choked up I almost had to cut my run short, but fortunately I don’t run that fast and so I don’t need much oxygen. I wanted to go up to each of them and give them a hearty, sweaty handshake and tell them: “I’m so glad you’re here! I don’t know if they told you in there, but we’re all trying to do something crazy here, which is to build a place where we believe there’s somewhere for everyone. We have never once in our history even come close to doing this. We’re not close now. But the fact that you’re here means we haven’t failed completely, and maybe with your help we’ll succeed.” I didn’t say any of that, of course. I let them have their moment uninterrupted, even though being accosted by a lunatic on the street is perhaps the most American welcome that anyone can get." experimental-history.com/p/t…

Amazon Deals has How to Get Rich in American History 50% off, just $16! link.amazon/B0i6ex02X

I was never a @billyjoel fan. And then I heard this song and it MAY be one of the best post-war Americana songs ever

Quote of the Day (on education as a restaurant vs. the DMV): "It’s the threat of exit that makes people listen." marginalrevolution.com/margi…

Quote of Day: "everybody, no matter how much of a nobody they are, has... a few people who are counting on them, whose lives they can ruin or enrich, and it’s hard to do much enriching when you’re fretting full-time about who’s gonna be the next president." @a_m_mastroianni

as an @Panthers fan living in ATL, this feels like watching the other weak kid on the block take this week's beating instead of you. You're kind of glad, but only so much.

Quote of the Day: "There’s no such thing as a vegetarian leopard or an alt-right penguin, but humans come in all varieties" @a_m_mastroianni

Fun fact: people in dense cities commute more hours than suburbanites do noahpinion.blog/p/the-americ…

This is pure gold narrative violation

Writers in the Age of AI: What can we learn from horse manure? My latest essay @Panoptica_ai panoptica.com/human-100/

When mortgage rates rose from 8% to 18% in the mid 70’s to early 1980’s nominal national home prices never fell nationally

Did you know that in the 1790s, failing to repay your debt could land you AND your FAMILY in prison? #historyfacts #financialhistory