Popular Posts 2018

Welcome to the new year, which is a good time to look back at the old year. PretendingNotToPanic.com is explicitly Continue reading →

Recovered Or Not

Good news. If you’re in the top 10% of wealth in the US since 1971, your wealth has effectively tripled. Continue reading →

Startups Are Not Starting

Let’s review yet another stereotypical element of the American Dream: starting up your own company and becoming a self-made success. Continue reading →

Recovery Disparaties

The US economy is recovering! From 2000 until 2015, 6.8 million jobs were created. That’s good news. The figures for Continue reading →

Printed House Price Drops

3D printed houses have matured from experimental projects, to prototypes, to affordable housing. A house built in Austin, Texas, is Continue reading →

Data That Matters January 2018

In 2017, 11,737 Americans died from guns fired by Americans. Since 1995, Gig-style jobs have grown from 9.1% of the Continue reading →

Wealth Inequality Versus Poverty

Oxfam released its new report (pdf) on wealth and poverty. Their report is extensive, but here’s a synopsis of their Continue reading →

Data That Matters December 2017

The fraction of American children who eventually earn more than their parents fell from 90% after World War II to Continue reading →