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A brief history of America Inc.
Guard goodwill. It's worth a lot.
Feb 4
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H. W. Brands
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BQ 3: Why are some nations richer than others?
The big questions of history
Feb 3
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H. W. Brands
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BQ 3: Why are some nations richer than others?
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Does anyone care about democracy?
Will we miss it when it's gone?
Feb 1
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January 2025
What do you call a corollary to a corollary?
BRICS
Jan 31
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BQ 2: Does human nature change over time?
The big questions of history
Jan 30
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H. W. Brands
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Mr. R's neighborhood
A fable
Jan 29
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H. W. Brands
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What if . . . the Watergate burglars hadn't been such bunglers?
Would Nixon rank with FDR and Reagan?
Jan 28
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What if . . . the Watergate burglars hadn't been such bunglers?
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The teacher's friend: Donald Trump
Back to the 19th century
Jan 27
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H. W. Brands
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Paying the president
Who's the boss?
Jan 25
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BQ 1. Why no World War III?
The big questions of history
Jan 24
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Chesterton's fence and Panama's canal
“In the matter of reforming things, as distinct from deforming them, there is one plain and simple principle, a principle which will probably be called…
Jan 23
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Chesterton's fence and Panama's canal
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Catalog of clever ideas: Prices
We ought to use them more
Jan 22
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