The Better Letter

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

” His plan, such as it was, called for him to float lazily above the neighborhood rooftops at about 100 feet for a while, pounding beers, and then to use the pellet gun to explode the balloons one-by-one so he could slowly return to earth. If he had a pilot’s license, we’d suspend that. But he doesn’t.”

Numbers 91

Numbers Education Management Math 91

The Big Picture

JANUARY 24, 2023

KLINSKY: That was a super hot theme in the year 1999 and 2000. RITHOLTZ: — and having the guy — the attendant asked me, do you have an even number or odd number license plate? RITHOLTZ: My answer was, I’m 11, I don’t have a license plate, just give the kid a gallon of gas. KLINSKY: Right. KLINSKY: Yeah.

Investing 256

Investing Investments Numbers Banking 256

The Big Picture

MAY 30, 2023

And so these were two stories, maybe three, before I’m 9-years-old of bad economics, bad culture, and a bad business plan. Different risk tolerance and different business plan. When you’re going to chill in the evening, I’m preparing my next business plan. They have a dumb business plan. RITHOLTZ: Right.

Banking 140

Banking Economics Economy Business Planning 140

The Big Picture

AUGUST 22, 2023

So I thought, you know, I was in the Justice Department, I clerked for the Supreme Court, I had career plans, and the idea of just sitting in an office and thinking, what ideas do I have, that didn’t feel really like living. SUNSTEIN: So back in 2000, I agreed to write a book for Princeton University Press called “Republic.com.”

Economics 245

Economics Media Government Numbers 245