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Trafficking workers' bodies for profit
If a guy beats someone to death, it’s murder, right? And so the nation’s labor laws hold an employer liable for the death of a worker when unsafe working conditions caused the death. But… more »
Millard Fillmore's Bathtub
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Trafficking workers' bodies for profit
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Ed Darrell wrote 1 month ago: If a guy beats someone to death, it’s murder, right? And so the nation’s labor laws ho … more »
Founders online, great interactive site
Ed Darrell wrote 7 months ago: Our friends and benefactors at the Bill of Rights Institute put up a great branch of their site, Fou … more »
"Evening at the Fed" Dallas registration deadline Nov. 22
Ed Darrell wrote 8 months ago: Dallas-area economics, government and history teachers need to watch the deadline to register for th … more »
Didn't fool anybody: Liberty Bell
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Ed Darrell wrote 11 months ago: Yes, it’s the Liberty Bell, photographed from underneath, with the lights shining through the … more »
Berlin Wall's 46th
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Ed Darrell wrote 11 months ago: Today is the 46th anniversary of the beginning of the Berlin Wall. The post I wrote last year on th … more »
Can China sink the U.S. economy quickly?
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Ed Darrell wrote 11 months ago: Don’t panic. But pay attention. Here’s something students in economics courses should b … more »
Quote of the moment: Andrew Carnegie, on competition
Ed Darrell wrote 11 months ago: While the law [of competition] may be sometimes hard for the individual, it is best for the race, b … more »
U.S. education: Old dogs, new tricks, no problem
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Ed Darrell wrote 11 months ago: David Parker notes this wonderful event. It makes me hopeful for the nation, really. David: Did … more »
Leo Rosten on Adam Smith
Ed Darrell wrote 12 months ago: Leo Rosten writes clearly, concisely, and often with great humor. Consequently, his essays make good … more »
Quote of the moment: Immigration and economic growth
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Ed Darrell wrote 1 year ago: Immigrants’ Contribution to Economic Growth The pace of recent U.S. ec … more »
Economics: History of money
Ed Darrell wrote 1 year ago: Texas standards for economics require students to learn the history of money. Jennifer Dorman, writi … more »
Quote of the Moment: William O. Douglas, 5th Amendment
Ed Darrell wrote 1 year ago: The Fifth Amendment is an old friend and a good friend. It is one of the great landmarks in man … more »
Looking up to Finland
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Ed Darrell wrote 1 year ago: Commenter Bernarda sent a link to a Washington Post story by Robert Kaiser about Finland, a nation w … more »
Mining the Internet Archive: Tobacco, history and controversy
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Ed Darrell wrote 1 year ago: European Union rules require member states to do something about indoor air pollution. European sta … more »
John Reed at his typewriter
Ed Darrell wrote 1 year ago: Undated photograph of John Reed (1880-1927) at this typewriter, from the Oregon Historical Society, … more »
Carnival catch-up
Ed Darrell wrote 1 year ago: Uh-oh. Running behind. One of the reasons I list various carnivals is to make sure I have a note of … more »
Oxymorons: Carnival of economics
Ed Darrell wrote 1 year ago: It would be an oxymoron, were it a material carnival — but it’s a virtual carnival, righ … more »
Want the facts? Go buy a newspaper
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Ed Darrell wrote 1 year ago: President Harry S Truman shows a headline from the Chicago Tribune, a headline incorrectly calling … more »
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