Michael Jordan, Economist

As we proceed thru the fifth anniversary of an awful year, we open the time capsule to exhume another essay from that period. This one reminds us of the right way to assess personal risk.

[NB: This essay was originally published here]

Atlanta, GA

May 9, 2020

“Happy Friday!”, came the contrived cheer to start another all-day conga of Zoom calls.

“I’ll take your word for it that it’s Friday”, I replied.

Like an extended vacation…but staying home to work rather than traveling for fun…weekdays now run together, each indistinguishable from the las…