There is an old expression – to drive someone to drink – which means to annoy them to distraction. My favourite version of it is George Thorogood and the Destroyers’, “Son,...
About Gary M Galles
The Professor
Learning street-corner economics in London
As an economics professor, one concern I have long had is that I don’t want to limit how I train students to manipulate mathematical expressions which are typically unknowable to...
Investor's Notebook
More poison from Twitter
In response to Elon Musk’s all-cash takeover offer for Twitter, its board of directors has adopted a one-year shareholder rights plan to stop it. As Lucas...
The Professor
Hating landlords misplaces the blame
“No wonder people f—–g hate landlords.” That was what comedian Andy Richter tweeted (since deleted). What caused that reaction? A landlord wanted six month's advance rent on an...