The Two Things

“A few years ago, I was chatting with a stranger in a bar. When I told him I was an economist, he said, ‘Ah. SoÖ what are the Two Things about economics?’ ‘Huh?’ I cleverly replied. ‘You know, the Two Things. For every subject, there are really only two things you really need to know. Everything else is the application of those two things, or just not important.’î