Why didn’t Trotsky take over the USSR after Lenin?
04 Feb 2023 Leave a comment
in economic history, Marxist economics Tags: Russian revolution
Christian Denominations Family Tree | Episode 1: Origins & Early Schisms
03 Feb 2023 Leave a comment
in economic history, economics of religion
Palestine, Poverty, and Neoliberalism
01 Feb 2023 Leave a comment
in applied price theory, defence economics, development economics, discrimination, economic history, economics of bureaucracy, economics of crime, growth disasters, growth miracles, human capital, industrial organisation, labour economics, labour supply, law and economics, poverty and inequality, Public Choice, war and peace Tags: Middle-East politics
I came to know Luigi Achilli through his work on human smuggling, but he also spent a year living in a Palestinian refugee camp. What did he learn there? 644 more words
Palestine, Poverty, and Neoliberalism
Why did Britain give Heligoland to Germany?
31 Jan 2023 Leave a comment
in defence economics, economic history, International law, war and peace Tags: British history, Germany
Why did Japan ban everyone except for the Dutch?
30 Jan 2023 Leave a comment
in defence economics, economic history, international economic law, international economics, International law Tags: Japan
What Life Was Like In Medieval castles
30 Jan 2023 Leave a comment
in economic history, health economics
Tyler on Feminism: My Reply
29 Jan 2023 Leave a comment
in labour economics, human capital, occupational choice, health and safety, gender, applied price theory, minimum wage, labour supply, economic history, economics of education, comparative institutional analysis, discrimination, poverty and inequality Tags: gender wage gap

Last week, Tyler Cowen partially critiqued my new Don’t Be a Feminist: Essays on Genuine Justice. Here’s my reply, point-by-point. He’s in blockquotes; I’m not. 1,302 more words
Tyler on Feminism: My Reply
Why did Japan refuse Poland’s declaration of war in WW2?
28 Jan 2023 Leave a comment
in defence economics, economic history, International law, war and peace Tags: Japan, Poland, World War II
Talking Poverty With Chris Arnade
20 Jan 2023 Leave a comment
in applied price theory, economic history, economics of education, human capital, labour economics, labour supply, minimum wage, occupational choice, poverty and inequality, unemployment, welfare reform Tags: child poverty, family poverty
Chris Arnade is the storied author of Dignity: Seeking Respect in Back Row America. He’s also a very cool guy. Last October, we “debated” poverty for the Acton Institute, though it was really more of an… 78 more words
Talking Poverty With Chris Arnade
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