Stephen Mihm

Columnist at Bloomberg ( Historian of business, technology, and finance. Orchardist. Swimmer. Sleep-deprived father of three.

[Bloomberg Opinion @opinion]

Should we be worried that Americans don’t trust the government? Not really.

Historian @SMihm explains why 🎥

[Bloomberg Economics @economics]

Distrusting the government is as American as apple pie, says @Smihm (via @opinion) https://t.co/nW9AEDFyx5

[Jessica Karl @jkarl26]

Someone needs to figure out who decides which snacks get put in protective custody at Duane Reade.

Oreos, Tate's & Fudge Stripes are locked up while the other unwanted cookies are left vulnerable 🥹

It's an insult to every Lorna Doone in America
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[Bloomberg Opinion @opinion]

Civil War-era politicians would roll their eyes at the heated exchange between Senator Mullin and Teamsters President Sean O'Brien and say "hold my beer," says @SMihm https://t.co/8zW1jWWOrO

[Robert Burgess @BobOnMarkets]

Evangelicals have long linked the Second Coming of Christ to bloodshed in Israel. @SMihm says that's why many of them are treating the war as the beginning of a fulfilled prophecy https://t.co/VsBBxrSihG via @opinion

[Bloomberg Opinion @opinion]

It's been the summer of union strikes, but @SMihm says the labor movement is going to need to reverse decades-old regulations to see long-lasting change https://t.co/KYwNQr87TQ

[Bloomberg Opinion @opinion]

Why would anyone spend $250,000 on a submarine ride to see the Titanic wreckage? @smihm gives us a history lesson on how the 1912 tragedy became a big business https://t.co/BzILIiMhq1

[Stephen Mihm @SMihm]

The real reason that Sam Altman wants OpenAI regulated. No, it's not about Skynet. https://t.co/Y3ei2T5YuP

[Stephen Mihm @SMihm]

Job satisfaction is at all-time highs. Great. But let's not forget that the very idea that jobs should be satisfying is a weird, distinctly modern conceit. https://t.co/sDOQeUaR1f

[Sam Haselby @samhaselby]

His books are genius: "Railroad tracks run straighter in England because labor in America was more expensive, so it was cheaper just to lay tracks around natural obstacles like hills and rivers."
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[Stephen Mihm @SMihm]

How Brownie Wise turned Tupperware into a winning brand back in the 1950s. https://t.co/o9VnVAoP88

[Stephen Mihm @SMihm]

@ALampietti @letterboxd @opinion Metropolis...

[Tom Kohn @kohntom]

200 years of SciFi has prepared us for AI. @SMihm #machinelearning https://t.co/LtAFiyePiG via @opinion

[Stephen Mihm @SMihm]

My latest on Jamie Dimon's attempt to channel the ghost of J. P. Morgan.

[Bloomberg Opinion @opinion]

Jamie Dimon deserves credit for trying to quell the bank panic, but history tells us it’s going to take more than just one heroic effort, writes @SMihm https://t.co/dL7Pd15AwZ

[Bloomberg Equality @BBGEquality]

Study up, Elon. In a review of great tycoon travesties, vanity towns may be the biggest ego trip of all, writes @SMihm https://t.co/3XapE7MtNJ via @citylab

[Robert Burgess @BobOnMarkets]

The humanities at their best are perfectly equipped to provide an education in something sadly lacking in recent business history: human judgment, says @adwooldridge https://t.co/qukTc5jZsl via @opinion

[Robert Burgess @BobOnMarkets]

I want to say one word to you. Just one word.
Yes, sir.
Are you listening?
Yes, I am.
Magnets, writes @SMihm https://t.co/1wTosMGV8d via @opinion

[Stephen Mihm @SMihm]

For those coping with the common problem of wild weasels infesting their living-room furniture, this story is for you.

[Rebecca Spang @RebeccaSpang]

Stories like these aren't exactly WHY it's important to support local, independent newspapers but getting them is definitely a bonus!! Please consider making a little donation to the BDN today https://t.co/kYtCKRKYLG via @bangordailynews

[Stephen Mihm @SMihm]

On the curiously vexed history of UAPs, flying saucers, and mystery balloons. https://t.co/YqAwy6hO0T

[Bloomberg @business]

Early proponents of fake meat saw it as the culinary equivalent of a cold shower, helping Americans counter the “carnal influences” of animal flesh, writes @SMihm https://t.co/r4LvtF8SG1 via @opinion