Business & Economics

September 2, 2021 Nat M. Zorach

MDHHS and LIHEAP: We’ll Pay For Fossil Fuels. Weatherization, Not So Much.

At an MPSC workgroup meeting this morning on Energy Waste Reduction specifically for the low to moderate income (LMI) market

Business & Economics Consumer Products Mobility

August 25, 2021 Nat M. Zorach

Libert-e-bikes: Marketing Mobility As Freedom

Michael Robertson, who founded a peer platform of the ill-fated Napster in 1997, once referred to cars as “liberty machines.” It’s a dominant belief among many car owners. Are eBike companies challenging that assumption in their marketing material?

Business & Economics Government Public Safety

August 9, 2021 Nat M. Zorach

“Why Invest In Our Citizenry When We Could Blow It All On The Police State?” Asks Shrinking Midwestern City Increasingly No One Cares About

The City of St. Louis, whose population just in the 2020 census dipped below 300,000 for the first time since

Business & Economics Culture & Language Infrastructure Transit infrastructure Travel

July 19, 2021 Nat M. Zorach

The Three-Martini Greyhound: The Future of Corporate Travel?

In June, my partner took a three-day business trip– her first since before the pandemic hit- to Chicago. I threw

Business & Economics Culture & Language Mobility

June 17, 2021 Nat M. Zorach

Sidebar: GM Says They’re Serious About Electrification? Prove It.

GM talks about its commitment to electrification, and then displays a spread of exclusively gas-powered cars at the Belle Isle Grand Prix.

Business & Economics Energy Finance Finance Politics

June 14, 2021 Nat M. Zorach

You’ve Heard Of Socially Responsible Investing. Now Get Ready For… Socially Irresponsible Investing?!

A new conservative investment fund seeks to invest in “socially conservative” products, identifying a market of interested, “un-woke” investors. The only problem? Well, turns out the most profitable companies are all actually pretty socially liberal.