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There ain't no such thing as a free lunch
But Chicago restaurants did invent them
Feb 20
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How Chicago sees the Dutch
I had to write this one with dutch courage
Feb 13
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Studs Terkel's oral history of the Great Depression
Talking with economists, then and now.
Feb 6
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Mahalia Jackson's search for a home
The long and sad history of NIMBYISM
Jan 30
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William I. "Controversy" Thomas
Women’s rights, academic freedom, and a career cut short
Jan 23
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Democratic economic policy, not control
Knightian themes and tensions in Buchanan's constitutional political economy
Jan 17
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The Spirits of Christmas (Past, Present and Future) and George Herbert Mead
Or the social self and selfishness
Dec 19, 2025
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Let's argue about tastes (2): values edition
The Knightian roots of Friedman’s methodology
Dec 12, 2025
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