What is a Bohemian Capitalist?

• Bohemian - a person (such as a writer or an artist) living an unconventional life

• Capitalist - a person who favors capitalism

Put simply, I enjoy the arts as much as I enjoy economics.

A buddy once said, “Evans, you’re the only guy I know who’s just as comfortable wearing a tuxedo at a country club as you are living in a tent in the backcountry.” If I had to define a Bohemian Capitalist, that might be it.

The Bohemian Capitalist is a collection of essays where Wall Street meets Walden Pond. It explores a wide range of topics, including golf, travel, monetary policy, cigars and pipes, haberdashers, road trips, squash and esoteric racquet sports, antiques, Beatniks, sailing, bookstores, Northern California, skiing, National Parks, steakhouses, shotguns, horse racing, watches, Ken Burns and documentaries, philosophy, Dixie and Southern culture, libraries, boxing, the Grateful Dead, polo, economics, my love for the Oxford comma, Manhattan, mountaineering, audiophile pursuits, baseball (Little League to Majors), higher education, BBQ, homemade banana pudding, dive bars, Texas Hill Country, philately, aviation, photography, Jackson Hole and other mountain towns, nonprofits, history, interior design, horticulture, diplomacy, fly fishing, coffee, archaeology, New England, ice cream, vintage board games, automobiles, college football, and the arts—painting, literature, architecture, sculpture, theater, cinema, and music.

-Bradley A. Evans

bradley@bohemian-capitalist.com