History
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Dodger Stadium’s Dark Secret and the Human Cost of Urban Renewal
Urban renewal was not a failure of execution — it was a failure of principle. Just ask Aurora Vargas.
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Psychology, Security, and the Subtle Surrender of Freedom
Tocqueville warned that freedom can erode not by force, but through the quiet surrender of responsibility.
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How Do Communities Form? Exploring ‘Social Philosophers’
Self-governance isn’t inherently individualistic. Communities are woven of a network of mediating institutions, overlapping and competing for social relevance.
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Markets and Marshals: How the Old West Used Private Enforcement to Deliver Justice
While bounties and private detectives may seem like relics of the past, they offer valuable insights into how markets fill in the gaps when the government fails.
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Confucius and Trump’s Department of War
The US military’s global flailing has little to do with ‘defense.’ Returning to an accurate label might be a step toward policy realism.
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Peak Population: Prepare for a Shrinking World
Climate panic and coercive family planning created a new global crisis: shrinking, aging societies headed for demographic disaster.
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Coffee Business: Beans, Houses, and the Great Enrichment
From the Ottoman Empire to the modern Starbucks, coffee seems to power entrepreneurship and innovation.
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Are We Doomed to Repeat Economic History, Even When We Know It?
Tariffs, war, fascism… if those in power won’t heed warnings, we’re all stuck repeating history.
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William Jennings Bryan vs. Carl Schurz: Lessons from the Gilded Age Money Debate
The harmful effects of rising money supply and rising prices fall heavy on the middle class. Printing “free” money is a costly temptation.
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The Forgotten Soap Opera That Took on the New Deal
As New Deal thinking took over the nation, The American Family Robinson offered economic alternatives with a side of murder mystery.
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Dodger Stadium’s Dark Secret and the Human Cost of Urban Renewal
Urban renewal was not a failure of execution — it was a failure of principle. Just ask Aurora Vargas.
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Psychology, Security, and the Subtle Surrender of Freedom
Tocqueville warned that freedom can erode not by force, but through the quiet surrender of responsibility.
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•
How Do Communities Form? Exploring ‘Social Philosophers’
Self-governance isn’t inherently individualistic. Communities are woven of a network of mediating institutions, overlapping and competing for social relevance.
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•
Markets and Marshals: How the Old West Used Private Enforcement to Deliver Justice
While bounties and private detectives may seem like relics of the past, they offer valuable insights into how markets fill in the gaps when the government fails.
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•
Confucius and Trump’s Department of War
The US military’s global flailing has little to do with ‘defense.’ Returning to an accurate label might be a step toward policy realism.
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•
Peak Population: Prepare for a Shrinking World
Climate panic and coercive family planning created a new global crisis: shrinking, aging societies headed for demographic disaster.
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•
Coffee Business: Beans, Houses, and the Great Enrichment
From the Ottoman Empire to the modern Starbucks, coffee seems to power entrepreneurship and innovation.
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•
Are We Doomed to Repeat Economic History, Even When We Know It?
Tariffs, war, fascism… if those in power won’t heed warnings, we’re all stuck repeating history.
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•
William Jennings Bryan vs. Carl Schurz: Lessons from the Gilded Age Money Debate
The harmful effects of rising money supply and rising prices fall heavy on the middle class. Printing “free” money is a costly temptation.
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•
The Forgotten Soap Opera That Took on the New Deal
As New Deal thinking took over the nation, The American Family Robinson offered economic alternatives with a side of murder mystery.