Books & History
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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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After Nudging: The Rise and Fall of a Behavioral Economics Fad
In “It’s On You,” Nick Chater and George Loewenstein turn from advocates of “nudging,” subtle policy efforts to shape behavior without coercion, to critics who see it as ineffective and misleading.
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Hayek’s Dilemma: How Much State Can Liberty Survive?
Even among “sincere friends of freedom,” disagreement over government’s role runs deep. Can a state be big enough to defend liberty without also violating it?
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From Shakespeare to Smith: Why Credit Exists in Every Western Society
Credit is not an artificial construct imposed by financiers or states. It arises because modern commercial life cannot function without it.
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Fallacies Forthcoming: Why Mazzucato’s Latest Is Already Outdated
Before it even hits shelves, Mariana Mazzucato’s newest book recycles ideas that economists have already dismantled.
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Early Supercomputing Helped Reduce Cold War Risks
The same technologies that once fueled fears of nuclear conflict later helped reduce them and would go on to reshape both strategy and everyday life.
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Civility: The Invisible Glue of Society
Adam Smith recognized that true human flourishing requires more than riches.
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Trump’s Greatest ‘Art of the Deal’
The president can escape the economic trench warfare he started in April 2025. But first, he’ll have to remember a decades-old lesson from the greatest deal he ever struck.
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Internal Combustion Engines: The Great Economic Equalizer
Internal combustion engines empowered millions to participate in the modern economy. Restrictions on their use hit the poor hardest.
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Why Keynes Would Have Feared AI — and Why We Shouldn’t
The economist who predicted abundance also worried about displacement. He was only half right.
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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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•
After Nudging: The Rise and Fall of a Behavioral Economics Fad
In “It’s On You,” Nick Chater and George Loewenstein turn from advocates of “nudging,” subtle policy efforts to shape behavior without coercion, to critics who see it as ineffective and misleading.
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Hayek’s Dilemma: How Much State Can Liberty Survive?
Even among “sincere friends of freedom,” disagreement over government’s role runs deep. Can a state be big enough to defend liberty without also violating it?
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•
From Shakespeare to Smith: Why Credit Exists in Every Western Society
Credit is not an artificial construct imposed by financiers or states. It arises because modern commercial life cannot function without it.
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•
Fallacies Forthcoming: Why Mazzucato’s Latest Is Already Outdated
Before it even hits shelves, Mariana Mazzucato’s newest book recycles ideas that economists have already dismantled.
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•
Early Supercomputing Helped Reduce Cold War Risks
The same technologies that once fueled fears of nuclear conflict later helped reduce them and would go on to reshape both strategy and everyday life.
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•
Civility: The Invisible Glue of Society
Adam Smith recognized that true human flourishing requires more than riches.
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•
Trump’s Greatest ‘Art of the Deal’
The president can escape the economic trench warfare he started in April 2025. But first, he’ll have to remember a decades-old lesson from the greatest deal he ever struck.
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•
Internal Combustion Engines: The Great Economic Equalizer
Internal combustion engines empowered millions to participate in the modern economy. Restrictions on their use hit the poor hardest.
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•
Why Keynes Would Have Feared AI — and Why We Shouldn’t
The economist who predicted abundance also worried about displacement. He was only half right.