Alex Mayyasi

Editor, Gastro Obscura

Alex Mayyasi is the editor of Gastro Obscura. His writing has appeared in The Atlantic and Priceonomics, among others. He co-authored the book You Are Under Arrest For Masterminding the Egyptian Revolution: A Memoir (2016) with Ahmed Salah. He lives in Brooklyn.

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Economic history

Of money and morals

Moneylending has been taboo for most of human history. So how did usury stop being a sin and become respectable finance?

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