Nineteenth-Century Rappers, Corn Laws, and the Rise of Free Trade
The strange intersection of corn laws, rap, poetry, and free trade.
How the “Boomerang Generation” Sees Itself — and Adulthood
Researchers looked at young people's sense of their identity as adults after moving back home, with results published in Sociological Forum in 2008.
Self-Employment: Exciting Opportunity or Last Resort?
Does self-employment open up new opportunities or exploit a vulnerable workforce?
Falling Oil Prices are Worse for Conservation than You Think
It's not just falling oil prices but any price volatility that makes conservation a harder sell.
Secular Stagnation Theory
What is secular stagnation theory? And what does it have to do with the recession?
What Can Video Games Teach Us About Economics?
But what can video games tell us about economics? Apparently a lot.
How Not to Pay for Race Discrimination
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission recently announced that it's suing four Whitten Inn hotels over race discrimination