All James Surowiecki Quotes
- The ban on sports betting does exactly what Prohibition did. It makes criminals rich. Ban
- 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… Allowing
- Corporate welfare isn't necessarily a bad thing. Bad
- Pop music thrives on repetition. You know a song's a hit when you've heard it so often that you'll be happy never to hear it… Happy
- The U.S. is excellent at importing cheap products from the rest of the world. Let's try importing some human capital instead. Capital
- A long-term crisis, after a certain point, no longer seems like a crisis. It seems like the way things are. Certain
- Art collecting has traditionally been the domain of wealthy individuals in search of rewards beyond the purely financial. Art
- Congressional Republicans themselves have vehemently defended the idea that preexisting conditions should not be used to deny people insurance. Conditions
- Defense contractors are able to reap tremendous profits while rarely confronting the risks for which those profits are supposed to be the reward. Able
- Developing countries often have hypertrophied bureaucracies, requiring businesses to deal with enormous amounts of red tape. Amount
- Downsizing itself is an inevitable part of any creatively destructive economy. Any
- If being the biggest company was a guarantee of success, we'd all be using IBM computers and driving GM cars. All
- If companies tell us more, insider trading will be worth less. Companies
- If private-equity firms are as good at remaking companies as they claim, they don't need tax loopholes to make money. Claim
- In American politics, 'Europe' is usually a code word for 'big government.' American
- In conditions of uncertainty, humans, like other animals, herd together for protection. Animal
- In confusing stock options with ownership, corporations confuse trappings with substance. Confuse
- In order to work well, markets need a basic level of trust. Basic
- In the business world, bad news is usually good news - for somebody else. Bad
- Most corporate name changes are the result of mergers and acquisitions. But these tend to be unimaginative. Acquisition
- Movies' mistrust of capitalism is almost as old as the medium itself. Capitalism
- Of course, plenty of people don't think that guaranteeing affordable health insurance is a core responsibility of government. Affordable
- Of course, presidents are always blamed or rewarded for the state of the economy. Always Blamed
- On Wall Street, fraudulent schemes tend to thrive during economic booms, and to blow up when times turn tough. Blow
- Patrimonial capitalism's legacy is that many people see reform as a euphemism for corruption and self-dealing. Capitalism