LAYMAN

The Longest Antitrust Case in U.S. History Just Reshaped Credit Cards

Our flashy rewards credit cards can now be denied by merchants.

Nov 13 • 

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A House Is an Emotional Investment, Not a Financial One

How a 1950s government-bank partnership created the American Dream

Nov 3 • 

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October 2025

Follow the Money, Not the Experts

How prediction markets proved Hayek's 1945 thesis

Oct 19 • 

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Engineering Perception

How the Merchant of Death Became the Nobel Peace Prize

Oct 12 • 

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Introducing LAYMAN

The Generalist’s Almanac

Oct 6 • 

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August 2025

Paying $23 for $1

The market’s selling $1 burgers for $23. You still hungry?

Aug 27 • 

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February 2025

Quick Alert: Belt-Tightening

Feb 26 • 

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