In 1975, a family of four could catch a Major League Baseball game, buy snacks, and park the car for less than $30 in today's money. In 2024, that same outing costs over $300. The numbers tell a story about who baseball is really for now.
Mar 13, 2026
Buying a car, a house, or a stock once meant sitting across from a professional intermediary who controlled the information, set the terms, and collected a substantial fee for the privilege. The internet didn't just change those transactions — it systematically dismantled the entire architecture of how Americans spent their money.
Mar 13, 2026
Every Saturday for roughly three decades, tens of millions of American kids woke up before their parents, poured a bowl of cereal, and planted themselves in front of the TV for a carefully programmed block of cartoons. It was a cultural ritual so deeply embedded in childhood that it seemed permanent. It wasn't.
Mar 13, 2026
On February 28, 1983, 106 million Americans sat down and watched the same television program at the same time. It was the M*A*S*H finale, and it may have been the last true moment of shared national attention that television ever produced. What happened next changed more than just how we watch TV.
Mar 13, 2026