From the movie They Live (1988)

Times square
Obviously there is, but in principle? How much of our freedom to live and consume is really “free”? Can we ever be free to choose whatever we want, or are we purely products of the environment we live in?

Unless you have been living on another planet for the last year or so, you’re probably sick to your stomach of words like eco-chic, climate smart and so on. In my opinion, being all these things are NOT about being trendy or alleviating emotional guilt, or at least they ought not to be. Why? Because [...]

On my way to work this morning I noticed the upgraded FlyNordic ad in the subway. For you who are unfamiliar with the company and its ads: FlyNordic is a Swedish low-cost airline that launched a series of ads last year featuring stereotypes of Swedish upper-class people muttering about the “one-class” flights.
It’s nicely executed, but [...]

A post in the Economist blog asks whether it’s morally objectionable to separate airline travellers into two classes (i.e. business and economy class) in a world where the income gap is getting bigger. Since business class travellers subsidize economy class travellers through higher ticket prices (demand is inelastic), this question is not really clear-cut.
What [...]