if colonizing Africa was the quiz Blockbusters, Britain would have been very good at it http://t.co/qeD1P0GgHU—
Laurence Chandy (@laurencechandy) February 03, 2014
Who colonised Africa?
22 Apr 2015 Leave a comment
in economic history Tags: Africa, British empire, British imperialism, colonisation, imperialism
I read a Steve Jobs biography 15 years ago when you couldn’t find him on this chart
21 Apr 2015 Leave a comment
in economic history, entrepreneurship, financial economics, industrial organisation, survivor principle Tags: Apple, creative destruction, entrepreneurial alertness, Steve Jobs
People really forget how awesomely powerful IBM was in the 1980s: @evankirstel http://t.co/TkpuU5sAXg—
Marc Andreessen (@pmarca) April 04, 2015
Helicopter parents alert: There’s never been a safer time to be a kid
20 Apr 2015 Leave a comment
in applied welfare economics, economic history, economics of crime, economics of media and culture, health and safety, health economics Tags: accident rates, capitalism and freedom, child rearing, economics of the family, health and safety, Helicopter parents, moral panic, The Great Escape
Lincoln’s assassins were still at large, this day 1865
20 Apr 2015 Leave a comment
in economic history, economics of crime, law and economics, war and peace Tags: Abraham Lincoln, American Civil War, crime and punishment, political assassinations
Wanted poster for murderer of President Lincoln, still at large, 150 years ago this month: #LOC http://t.co/IRCjup0RU0—
Michael Beschloss (@BeschlossDC) April 15, 2015
The stages of construction of the Eiffel Tower
20 Apr 2015 Leave a comment
in economic history Tags: Paris
The stages of construction of the Eiffel Tower http://t.co/hZ4KZ0JFXs—
History Pics (@HistoryPixs) March 09, 2014
I roamed all over Devonport on my bike when I was a lad. No more, no longer!?
20 Apr 2015 Leave a comment
in economic history, politics - Australia, politics - New Zealand, politics - USA Tags: child development, good old days, Helicopter parents, moral panic, political correctness
As a soon-to-be parent, I find this fascinating and terrifying. The diminishing range of children visualized: http://t.co/7NiFN9Eaw0—
Austen Allred (@AustenAllred) April 18, 2015
Be careful for what you wish for when you call for moderation and bipartisanship in politics
20 Apr 2015 Leave a comment
in economic history, income redistribution, politics - USA, Public Choice, rentseeking Tags: bipartisanship, expressive voting, growth in government, ideology, median voter theorem, political polarisation, rational irrationality
Biggest box office bonanzas by net profit
19 Apr 2015 Leave a comment
in economic history, economics of media and culture, entrepreneurship, industrial organisation, movies, survivor principle Tags: entrepreneurial alertness, Hollywood economics
The biggest box office "boom" of the last 30 years was made 30 years ago nerdist.com/2015/01/the-bi… feat. @randal_olson http://t.co/KiBrxKcbjO—
Kyle Hill (@Sci_Phile) January 14, 2015
Creative destruction in the tablet market
19 Apr 2015 Leave a comment
in economic history, entrepreneurship, industrial organisation, survivor principle Tags: creative destruction, market selection, The meaning of competition
Apple is losing the tablet market it created with the iPad read.bi/17zuReH http://t.co/odPeM5iWyX—
BI Tech (@SAI) February 25, 2015
What Saudi Arabia and its neighbours looked like 100 years ago
18 Apr 2015 Leave a comment
in economic history Tags: maps, Middle-East politics, Saudi Arabia
The Sahara desert at sunset
18 Apr 2015 Leave a comment
in economic history Tags: Sahara desert
HT: Marianne Rose
Changes in life expectancy by income
18 Apr 2015 Leave a comment
in economic history, health economics Tags: life expectancy, The Great Escape
George Steinbrenner was not just a figure of Seinfeld’s imagination
18 Apr 2015 Leave a comment
in economic history, entrepreneurship, sports economics, TV shows Tags: entrepreneurial alertness, Seinfeld
The value of the Yankees under the Steinbrenners. Not a bad investment. read.bi/18YaOY0 http://t.co/qIZso7TGS5—
Cork Gaines (@CorkGaines) March 26, 2015
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