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Economics

‘One From the Many’: Meissner’s Economic History Shines—Until It Doesn’t

The most important thing a book on the economic history of the world must emphasize, again and again, is the…

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Economics

Golden Hiccups in our Modern Financial System

Last time this much gold crossed the Atlantic, the French were repatriating their gold reserves from New York — in…

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Economics

Can Behavioral Economics Explain America’s Gun Violence Epidemic?

In the 2022 BBC show Inside Man, Stanley Tucci’s character (Jefferson Grieff), an inmate on death row, says something dramatic…

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Economics

The Nvidia Way: How Nvidia Became the Most Valuable Company in History

Nvidia became the world’s most valuable company out of the blue — almost.  Adding trillions to its market capitalization within…

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Economics

Benjamin Graham and How to Invest Like a Legend

I learned stock analysis and financial accounting from an online nym called “Lundaluppen.” It was the early 2010s, blogging was…

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Economics

Public Goods in a Free Society

"Even under this supposed solution to a market failure, we’re getting less public goods than we get shafted for. Like…

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Economics

Erik Angner’s Defense of Our Dismal Discipline

"The conversational tone is excellent for the wide audience he intends — those skeptical of economists and economics — and…

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Economics

The Virtues of Social Market Order: Review of ‘Abundance, Generosity, and the State’

"Goods and services received gratuitously are not the same as those obtained as a right, especially when governments have extorted…

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Economics

Foot Voting Reconsidered: How Should I Think About Leaving?

"Compared to ballot voting, moving has larger individual impacts, which mean greater incentives to acquire knowledge; it provides a better…

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