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Matthew LoftusFamilyCultureEconomics

when the plant closes - Doctors Without Boredom

Alec MacGillis has been doing stellar work about some of America’s neglected places, and this piece about a town in Ohio grappling with the imminent closure of a coal-fired power plant is no different: Lee Anderson, director of governmental affairs […]

Matthew LoftusFamilyCultureEconomics

sex robots: not just about sex anymore... or ever! - Doctors Without Boredom

Everyone loves a good read about the history of sex robots, right? “Sex robots,” therefore, have always been about more than sex. They’ve been a cultural repository for wider uncertainties in times of social change: a literalization of the fear […]

Matthew LoftusFamilyCultureEconomics

sex robots: not just about sex anymore... or ever! - Doctors Without Boredom

Everyone loves a good read about the history of sex robots, right? “Sex robots,” therefore, have always been about more than sex. They’ve been a cultural repository for wider uncertainties in times of social change: a literalization of the fear […]

Matthew LoftusCultureHistoryEconomics

the history of capitalism and the glory of man - Doctors Without Boredom

Note: I am sorry for the inconsistent posting schedule. Our family moved two weeks ago to our new field of service and the internet here is so inconsistent that I have been unable to connect every time that I sat […]

Matthew LoftusCultureHistoryEconomics

the history of capitalism and the glory of man - Doctors Without Boredom

Note: I am sorry for the inconsistent posting schedule. Our family moved two weeks ago to our new field of service and the internet here is so inconsistent that I have been unable to connect every time that I sat […]

Jake MeadorEconomics

The Wolves of Instagram - Commonplaces

The Guardian's story on financial fraud on Instagram is about way more than just technology and finance; it's about poverty, loneliness, and desperation.

Jake MeadorEconomics

The Wolves of Instagram - Commonplaces

The Guardian's story on financial fraud on Instagram is about way more than just technology and finance; it's about poverty, loneliness, and desperation.

Matthew LoftusFamilyCultureEconomics

spend time with poor people, be friends and neighbors - Doctors Without Boredom

I love it when Eve Tushnet gets on her soapbox about poverty and virtue, and this great piece about the much-touted “success sequence” is no exception: The people I speak with believe they have a responsibility—there’s that word again—to achieve […]

Matthew LoftusFamilyCultureEconomics

spend time with poor people, be friends and neighbors - Doctors Without Boredom

I love it when Eve Tushnet gets on her soapbox about poverty and virtue, and this great piece about the much-touted “success sequence” is no exception: The people I speak with believe they have a responsibility—there’s that word again—to achieve […]

Matthew LoftusFamilyCultureEconomics

what it costs our kids - Doctors Without Boredom

Tara Ann Thieke describes the ugly side of childcare and the harms parents do to themselves and their children.

Matthew LoftusFamilyCultureEconomics

what it costs our kids - Doctors Without Boredom

Tara Ann Thieke describes the ugly side of childcare and the harms parents do to themselves and their children.

Matthew LoftusCultureEconomicsHealth & Medicine

there are reasons why poor people eat what they eat - Doctors Without Boredom

Diet and socioeconomic status are closely linked because poverty fosters a sense of nihilism about health and the future.