Economic History
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Ordinary People Today Enjoy Luxuries That Outshine Royalty of the Past
As we enjoy the holiday season, it’s worth taking a moment to reflect on the ‘Great Enrichment’ that surrounds us.
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Tariffs as a Substitute for Income Taxes? An Economic Reality Check
Tariffs undermine economic growth and anger our trading partners. And they could only fund a fraction of federal spending.
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The Return of Beer: A New Deal Policy Worth Toasting
When FDR defied prohibition to declare beer “non-intoxicating,” the economic and cultural impacts were immediate, and overwhelmingly positive.
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Are We Doomed To Relive Nixon-Era Inflation?
A fluctuating value of money and debt tips the scales to make winners and losers. Government wins more of our wealth. Everyone else suffers.
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Why the Great Depression Lasted So Long: Amity Shlaes on Economic Policy Blunders
Discover more about the policies that shaped a decade of hardship — and the lessons they hold for today.
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Why the Zombies Keep Coming: Economic Fear on the Silver Screen
We feel watched, stalked by sinister forces, haunted by specters of economic anxiety. Fictional monsters help us cope.
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Why Economic Populism Is Sweeping the West
Populists exploit economic grievances and cultural anxieties. But their policies make both worse.
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How Herbert Spencer Helped Liberate Japan, Egypt, and India
Independence movements around the world drew inspiration from his anti-imperialist views.
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Slumming It: How Commerce Once Communed with Sin
“The miracle of the modern economy owes as much to the accidental playhouse of 1576 as to the intentional jurisprudence of 1625 and the late-to-the-game Glorious Revolution in 1689.” ~Scott Drylie
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To Grow Freely, Resist the ‘New Right’
“Under the guise of a new form of conservatism, this faction argues for increased government intervention in the economy, protectionist measures, and the strengthening of monopoly labor unions.” ~Vance Ginn
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Ordinary People Today Enjoy Luxuries That Outshine Royalty of the Past
As we enjoy the holiday season, it’s worth taking a moment to reflect on the ‘Great Enrichment’ that surrounds us.
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•
Tariffs as a Substitute for Income Taxes? An Economic Reality Check
Tariffs undermine economic growth and anger our trading partners. And they could only fund a fraction of federal spending.
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•
The Return of Beer: A New Deal Policy Worth Toasting
When FDR defied prohibition to declare beer “non-intoxicating,” the economic and cultural impacts were immediate, and overwhelmingly positive.
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•
Are We Doomed To Relive Nixon-Era Inflation?
A fluctuating value of money and debt tips the scales to make winners and losers. Government wins more of our wealth. Everyone else suffers.
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Why the Great Depression Lasted So Long: Amity Shlaes on Economic Policy Blunders
Discover more about the policies that shaped a decade of hardship — and the lessons they hold for today.
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•
Why the Zombies Keep Coming: Economic Fear on the Silver Screen
We feel watched, stalked by sinister forces, haunted by specters of economic anxiety. Fictional monsters help us cope.
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Why Economic Populism Is Sweeping the West
Populists exploit economic grievances and cultural anxieties. But their policies make both worse.
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•
How Herbert Spencer Helped Liberate Japan, Egypt, and India
Independence movements around the world drew inspiration from his anti-imperialist views.
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•
Slumming It: How Commerce Once Communed with Sin
“The miracle of the modern economy owes as much to the accidental playhouse of 1576 as to the intentional jurisprudence of 1625 and the late-to-the-game Glorious Revolution in 1689.” ~Scott Drylie
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To Grow Freely, Resist the ‘New Right’
“Under the guise of a new form of conservatism, this faction argues for increased government intervention in the economy, protectionist measures, and the strengthening of monopoly labor unions.” ~Vance Ginn