The Election of 1860 & the Road to Disunion: Crash Course US History #18

24 Jul 2019 Leave a comment

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Down and out in America

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by Jim Rose in labour economics, politics - USA, poverty and inequality, welfare reform Tags: , ,

Scott Freeman and Bruce Champ on bank risk and deposit insurance

23 Jul 2019 Leave a comment

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The Left is Wrong. There is No Gender Wage Gap

23 Jul 2019 Leave a comment

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David Bernstein on antidiscrimination laws ushering in social progress

21 Jul 2019 Leave a comment

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Students Say Obama Immigration Quote Is Racist… When They Think It’s From Trump

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The Forbidden History of Unpopular People

20 Jul 2019 Leave a comment

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Richard Epstein on Rand Paul’s Wrong Answer on civil rihhts

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From https://www.forbes.com/2010/05/24/rand-paul-rachel-maddow-opinions-columnists-richard-a-epstein.html

Why not double everyone’s wage if #Fightfor15 has no employment risks?1

20 Jul 2019 Leave a comment

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Milton Friedman: The Rise of Socialism is Absurd

19 Jul 2019 Leave a comment

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Was Andrew Jackson America’s Craziest President?

19 Jul 2019 Leave a comment

by Jim Rose in economic history, law and economics, politics - USA

All to often the climate emergency is a truth emergency

18 Jul 2019 Leave a comment

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Epstein on Segregation and Exploitation in the Old South

18 Jul 2019 Leave a comment

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From https://www.forbes.com/sites/richardepstein/2010/09/06/segregation-and-exploitation-in-the-old-south/#504ebeaf7380

Christina Hoff Sommers on how women’s right to vote was born in political pragmatism and a desire to win

17 Jul 2019 Leave a comment

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Ten Minute History – Westward Expansion and the American Civil War

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