Economic History
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The Dark Side of FDR
David Beito’s new book argues that Roosevelt’s record reveals a president driven more by power than principle.
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China’s Rare Earth ‘Monopoly’ — and Why Markets Will Break It
The minerals aren’t rare. China’s marginal advantage is a willingness to accept human and environmental costs other nations eschewed.
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How Money Laundering Became a Catch-All Excuse to Bully and Surveil
Crypto-related prosecutions illustrate how allegations of crime are used to target privacy-enhancing tools and the people who build them.
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Five Years After GameStop: What the Squeeze Actually Changed
Meme-stock investment infusions rescued the company without redeeming its model. Did that borrowed time produce market discipline — or simply delay error correction?
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Why California Is Bleeding Tech Jobs — Decline Is a Policy Choice
Silicon Valley isn’t dying — it’s decentralizing. Tech firms are expanding in lower-cost states and taking jobs with them.
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Trump’s Maduro Move: Geopolitics Has Returned to Energy Markets
Recent US action in Venezuela is most plausibly a White House bid to control the flow of black market oil — not drugs.
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The W.E.B. Du Bois We Lost: Marginal Economist?
The famous sociologist was once a student of markets and wages. His later leftist radicalism was forged by institutional failure in the brutal Jim Crow South.
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New York’s Death Wish
History — and a gritty 1970s vigilante flick — offers sobering lessons about what happens when public institutions fail at their most basic task: keeping citizens safe.
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7 Books to Read in 2026 on Economics and History
A curated list of new and notable books exploring economic growth, human progress, and the forces that shape civilizations.
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Regime Uncertainty: a Drag on the American Economy
Dealmaking politics have left businesses unsure of the rules, holding back on investments, Tariffs can be priced in. Uncertainty can’t.
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The Dark Side of FDR
David Beito’s new book argues that Roosevelt’s record reveals a president driven more by power than principle.
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•
China’s Rare Earth ‘Monopoly’ — and Why Markets Will Break It
The minerals aren’t rare. China’s marginal advantage is a willingness to accept human and environmental costs other nations eschewed.
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•
How Money Laundering Became a Catch-All Excuse to Bully and Surveil
Crypto-related prosecutions illustrate how allegations of crime are used to target privacy-enhancing tools and the people who build them.
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Five Years After GameStop: What the Squeeze Actually Changed
Meme-stock investment infusions rescued the company without redeeming its model. Did that borrowed time produce market discipline — or simply delay error correction?
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Why California Is Bleeding Tech Jobs — Decline Is a Policy Choice
Silicon Valley isn’t dying — it’s decentralizing. Tech firms are expanding in lower-cost states and taking jobs with them.
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Trump’s Maduro Move: Geopolitics Has Returned to Energy Markets
Recent US action in Venezuela is most plausibly a White House bid to control the flow of black market oil — not drugs.
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The W.E.B. Du Bois We Lost: Marginal Economist?
The famous sociologist was once a student of markets and wages. His later leftist radicalism was forged by institutional failure in the brutal Jim Crow South.
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•
New York’s Death Wish
History — and a gritty 1970s vigilante flick — offers sobering lessons about what happens when public institutions fail at their most basic task: keeping citizens safe.
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•
7 Books to Read in 2026 on Economics and History
A curated list of new and notable books exploring economic growth, human progress, and the forces that shape civilizations.
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•
Regime Uncertainty: a Drag on the American Economy
Dealmaking politics have left businesses unsure of the rules, holding back on investments, Tariffs can be priced in. Uncertainty can’t.