Greg Rosalsky

Greg Rosalsky is a producer for Freakonomics Radio and writer based in Brooklyn, New York. He earned a master’s degree studying economics and public policy at Princeton University's Woodrow Wilson School. Prior to grad school, Greg was a researcher at the White House. You can follow him on Twitter @Elliswonk.

Business

Nineteenth-Century Rappers, Corn Laws, and the Rise of Free Trade

The strange intersection of corn laws, rap, poetry, and free trade.

A classic Nintendo Entertainment System complete with the short controller cord

Business & Economics

What Can Video Games Teach Us About Economics?

But what can video games tell us about economics? Apparently a lot.

Illustration of Columbus on his knee, planing a flag in the New World with his men and ships looking on

Politics & History

What If the World Were Flat and Columbus Had Fallen Off the Edge of the Earth?

What if Columbus had never made it to America?

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Arts & Culture

Cultivating the Art of Slow Looking

When we examine the subject, foreground, and background of an image separately, the nuances of the scene emerge.

Arts & Culture

So You Plan to Teach Moby Dick

The study of Melville’s novel is enhanced by contextualizing it with primary and secondary sources related to the American sperm whaling industry.

Education & Society

Institutionalized Racism: A Syllabus

How can we help students understand George Floyd's death in the context of institutionalized racism?

Politics & History

The Voting Rights Act 1965: Annotated

The passing of the Voting Rights Act in August 1965 prohibited the use of Jim Crow laws and discriminatory tests to disenfranchise Black voters.

Education & Society

On Drugs and Harm Reduction with Maia Szalavitz

Author of Undoing Drugs and NYT columnist Szalavitz talks history, science, media shifts, politics, and how the US might mitigate its overdose crisis.

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