Economy

…and what makes people feel middle class? Poring over whitepapers and opinion riffs from opposite sides of the political spectrum is one of my favorite pastimes—especially opposing views that attempt to explain the same phenomena. It’s usually one big exercise in the frustrating reality that you can effectively make data say anything you want it […]

Between 1941 and 1945, roughly 16.5 million Americans served in WWII alongside the Allied powers (for context, the US population in 1941 was only 133 million), which meant one thing back home: all hands on economic deck, including mothers. The original girlboss, Rosie the Riveter, was born—women joined the ranks of laborers building aircraft, ships, […]

On The Money with Katie Show this week, we’re discussing a flurry of scams designed to infiltrate hearts, minds, and wallets—from MLMs to prosperity gospel megachurches (and all of the delightful contradictions therein). As we were developing the episode, I kept circling the concept of individualism: a cultural belief system (and, I suppose, a political […]

A meme recently circulated on social media that had people in a tizzy: It claimed 52% of young adults live with their parents. If this is the first time you’re learning of this bewildering statistic, you’re probably jumping to one of two conclusions: The “cupcake trophy generation” clearly can’t hack it without mommy and daddy; […]