The foundation of Armchair Economics

Armchair Economics is based largely (but certainly not solely) on Steven E. Landsburg's The Armchair Economist. this site acts as both a summary of concepts from the book and a presentation of concepts with roots elsewhere that are unrelated to the book. If you're bored, I encourage you to buy the book in its entirety for about $10 on Amazon.

Now for somewhat of a disclaimer...

I would love to tell you that politics, specifically government policy, will not be discussed on this blog and is not related to economics. Naturally, however, both of these relationships are inevitable and sometimes oftentimes necessary, especially if the goal is to help the average person (a noneconomist) understand a concept from an economic perspective, that concept essentially being the product of some of the core principles of economics. This is the fundamental purpose of Armchair Economics. I say this because the last thing I want is for this blog to become a source of unsavory argument and political debate in the form of comments and hate emails. That said, I do welcome your comments if they are relevant to the post in question. For the most part, bipartisanship and its constituents are largely unimportant to me as well as to the topics within this blog (I believe it is unimportant to the welfare of our nation's citizens, too, but that's another story altogether). I will never refer to myself as a Democrat or a Republican or a Libertarian or a member of any particular political party for that matter. I will simply attempt to address things from an economist's perspective, interested in the overall welfare of individuals.

I also want to address one last preliminary concern:  My posts are meant to be mere presentations and proposals of ideas, concepts, and principles, and obviously examples thereof. They are not to be taken as declarations of absolute truth or as flawless solutions to national and world issues. They are simply meant to spark interest, curiosity, thought, and perhaps action, all while helping you become an armchair economist.

Whew. Ok, so if you can accept and understand all that, I sincerely believe you will enjoy following my blog and reading my posts. Now, go (or stay, rather) and enjoy Armchair Economics.


Best,
Tyler