Ben Carlson

Why Bad is Stronger Than Good (There is No Opposite of Trauma)

“A spoonful of tar can spoil a barrel of honey, but a spoonful of honey does nothing for a barrel of tar.” – Old Russian Saying In his heyday, David Letterman was a celebrity to celebrities. Every comedian on the planet has a podcast now and the ones from a specific era mention making it…

Animal Spirits: Is the Stock Market Wrong?

We discuss: What would a vaccine mean for the markets? Is the vaccine a sell-the-news event? Could we potentially see a stock market bubble when this crisis is over? Why is Uber’s stock price up this year? Why people are so angry at the stock market Is private equity a retail killer? What happens to…