Finance: History and Policy

This blog will show that financial history is both intrinsically interesting and of crucial importance to many aspects of public policy, ranging from Social Security to construction to macroeconomic stability.

Sunday, November 17, 2024

Why We Need More Electoral Colleges

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Many state division and secessionist movements are afoot, including one that I had previously not known about, "New Illinois," whi...
Friday, June 28, 2024

Secondary Sanctions: Limited Effects and Potential Backfire

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  No earthly power, short of nuclear annihilation, can stop Russia and China from trading. The countries share a 4.3 thousand kilometer long...
Monday, May 27, 2024

The Protectionism Gambit

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  President Biden now tries to out-Trump former President Trump on protectionist trade policies. Not only did he leave most of Trump’s tarif...
Monday, April 29, 2024

Economic and Political Analysis of the Recent Section 301 Petition Re: the Chinese Ship Industry

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  In a 137-page and 150-exhibit petition filed with the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) in March, attorneys and consultants for five large ...
Sunday, November 12, 2023

The College Curious Need New “ESG” Ratings

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The publication of this two-parter by the Martin Center reminded me that I had drafted something on the topic of college ratings but droppe...
Friday, November 10, 2023

Let's Ban Professional Sports *2nd Amendment SATIRE*

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NB: Tried this at several satirical websites but some of the humor was too high brow. I mean who jokes about the Ninth Amendment? The govern...
Tuesday, August 15, 2023

Worker Productivity Through the Ages

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NB: 100% sure I wrote this but I don't recall when or why! Found it on my Google Drive. Pretty sure it isn't published anywhere. Wor...
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