James Surowiecki
James Surowiecki
James Michael Surowieckiis an American journalist. He is a staff writer at The New Yorker, where he writes a regular column on business and finance called "The Financial Page"...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionJournalist
CountryUnited States of America
oil hints expansion
The oil market is especially sensitive even to a hint of expansion or contraction in supply.
reality people want
The fact that industries wax and wane is a reality of any economic system that wants to remain dynamic and responsive to people's changing tastes.
challenges environment american-capitalism
The challenge for capitalism is that the things that breed trust also breed the environment for fraud.
world autocracy destructive
The autocracies of the Arab world have been as economically destructive as they've been politically repressive.
real thrillers messy
Real politics is messy and morally ambiguous and doesn't make for a compelling thriller.
confusing corporations substance
In confusing stock options with ownership, corporations confuse trappings with substance.
insider-trading company insiders
If companies tell us more, insider trading will be worth less.
welfare bad-things corporate
Corporate welfare isn't necessarily a bad thing.
book technology space
Technology is supposed to make our lives easier, allowing us to do things more quickly and efficiently. But too often it seems to make things harder, leaving us with fifty-button remote controls, digital cameras with hundreds of mysterious features and book-length manuals, and cars with dashboard systems worthy of the space shuttle.
sports criminals doe
The ban on sports betting does exactly what Prohibition did. It makes criminals rich.
desire sirens arise
The desire for reinvention seems to arise most often when companies hear the siren call of synergy and start to expand beyond their core businesses.
mean today records
Traditionally, tours were a means of promoting a record. Today, the record promotes the tour.
smart people groups
Under the right circumstances, groups are remarkably smart - smarter even sometimes than the smartest people in them.
wall long world
Wall Street has come a long way from the insider-dominated world that was blown apart by the Great Depression.