Economic History
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The Myth of a Permanently Poor Underclass
The bottom income quintile is not a static social class but a temporary snapshot of lives in motion. Most Americans do not remain poor for life, and removing policy barriers can help more people move up.
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Sorkin’s ‘1929’: Panic, Politics, and the Search for Villains
Andrew Ross Sorkin delivers a tightly written, highly readable account of the 1929 crash, using strong storytelling and vivid detail to trace the panic and its aftermath.
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The Razor’s Edge of Progress: How King Gillette Built an Abundance Revolution
With a pioneering slice of steel, the inventor demonstrated how know-how can redeem our scarcest resource: time.
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The Bitter Lessons of Sugar Control in World War I
Herbert Hoover’s wartime sugar program generated shortages that led to expanding rationing systems and increasingly centralized control over the allocation of sugar.
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Finding Sympathy for Karl Marx
The founder of Marxism once wrote movingly about faith and virtue before taking what his own father feared might be a “Faustian” turn toward revolution and resentment.
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What Hayek Tells Us About the Limits of War Planning
F.A. Hayek’s insights challenge the idea of rational war: outcomes depend on dispersed, tacit knowledge no planner can fully access or control.
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Animal Farm Rewritten: Hollywood Betrayed Orwell’s Anti-Communist Classic
A new animated ‘Animal Farm’ transforms Orwell’s anti-authoritarian satire into an anti-capitalist fable, ideologically inverting its original warning.
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Mass Transit in the Sky: How Air Travel Went from Elite to Affordable
The golden age of airline service was also an era of restriction and high prices. From deregulation to the downfall of no-frills Spirit, competition exposes what travelers are truly willing to pay for.
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Is Housing Less Affordable Than Ever? Sort Of
Home prices and financing costs are still high, but several indicators suggest the market has moved past peak distortion.
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Was the American Revolution Really a War Over Money?
A sweeping new book portrays the Revolution as a struggle over competing monetary systems, rather than political liberty alone.
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The Myth of a Permanently Poor Underclass
The bottom income quintile is not a static social class but a temporary snapshot of lives in motion. Most Americans do not remain poor for life, and removing policy barriers can help more people move up.
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•
Sorkin’s ‘1929’: Panic, Politics, and the Search for Villains
Andrew Ross Sorkin delivers a tightly written, highly readable account of the 1929 crash, using strong storytelling and vivid detail to trace the panic and its aftermath.
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•
The Razor’s Edge of Progress: How King Gillette Built an Abundance Revolution
With a pioneering slice of steel, the inventor demonstrated how know-how can redeem our scarcest resource: time.
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•
The Bitter Lessons of Sugar Control in World War I
Herbert Hoover’s wartime sugar program generated shortages that led to expanding rationing systems and increasingly centralized control over the allocation of sugar.
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•
Finding Sympathy for Karl Marx
The founder of Marxism once wrote movingly about faith and virtue before taking what his own father feared might be a “Faustian” turn toward revolution and resentment.
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What Hayek Tells Us About the Limits of War Planning
F.A. Hayek’s insights challenge the idea of rational war: outcomes depend on dispersed, tacit knowledge no planner can fully access or control.
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•
Animal Farm Rewritten: Hollywood Betrayed Orwell’s Anti-Communist Classic
A new animated ‘Animal Farm’ transforms Orwell’s anti-authoritarian satire into an anti-capitalist fable, ideologically inverting its original warning.
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•
Mass Transit in the Sky: How Air Travel Went from Elite to Affordable
The golden age of airline service was also an era of restriction and high prices. From deregulation to the downfall of no-frills Spirit, competition exposes what travelers are truly willing to pay for.
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•
Is Housing Less Affordable Than Ever? Sort Of
Home prices and financing costs are still high, but several indicators suggest the market has moved past peak distortion.
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•
Was the American Revolution Really a War Over Money?
A sweeping new book portrays the Revolution as a struggle over competing monetary systems, rather than political liberty alone.