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Ernest Hemingway’s Six-Word Short Story
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Which Countries Speak Mandarin Chinese?
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Roman Goddess: Who Is Pomona?
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How Were the Twelve Tribes of Israel Formed?
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History Today Feed
Inventing Cyrillic
Inventing Cyrillic
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Inventing Cyrillic
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TheCollector
Claude Picasso Died at Age 76
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Original ‘Keep Calm’ Posters Set to Sell for Thousands at Auction
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How Did Emperor Nero treat Christians During His Reign?
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What Did Julius Caesar Say Before He Died?
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Luck and Cheating in Roman Gambling: The Die is Cast
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Wittgenstein & Mysticism: Grasping What Cannot Be Said
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African History...
A political history of the Kotoko city states (ca. 1000-1900)
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Ukraine and the end of "Europe."
Nation-states were the problem: supranationality was not the answer.
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Nation-states were the problem: supranationality was not the answer.
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for December 2023
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of...
11 months ago
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of December.
Summary Of Changes
100r.co, added solar cooking experiment, making seamed box cushions, making saloon cushions, moisture prevention underliner, and board games. Updated...
TheCollector
How Did the Opium Wars Impact China?
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TheCollector
When Did Operation Husky Take Place?
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Was Angkor Ever Lost? The Myth of French “Discovery”
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The Great Romantic: Who Was Catullus?
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Comic Books in WWII: When American Comics Went to War
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Gaius Marius
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... and the Fall of the Republic
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Discover Caral-Supe: Cradle of Civilization in the Americas
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The Anne of Cleves Louvre Portrait Got a Makeover
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Vincent and Theo Van Gogh: A Tale of Brotherly Love
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MFA Boston Returns a Looted Egyptian Coffin to Sweden
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How Did Johannes Vermeer Depict Women?
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History Today Feed
Paracelsus: Revolutionary or Mystic?
Paracelsus: Revolutionary or Mystic?
JamesHoare
Thu, 11/07/2024 - 09:38
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Paracelsus: Revolutionary or Mystic?
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Thu, 11/07/2024 - 09:38
History Today Feed
The ‘Experts’ from Afghanistan
The ‘Experts’ from Afghanistan
JamesHoare
Fri, 07/19/2024 - 08:00
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The ‘Experts’ from Afghanistan
JamesHoare
Fri, 07/19/2024 - 08:00
Patterns in Humanity
Why controlling for variables is insufficient
On the pervasiveness of residual confounding in the social sciences, how to think about it, and what...
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On the pervasiveness of residual confounding in the social sciences, how to think about it, and what to do
TheCollector
7 Prominent Photorealist Artists in the World Today
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Who Was Muhyiddin Ibn Arabi?
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Why Did Shakespeare Write Macbeth?
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8 Narrative Film Techniques You Should Know
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An Art Lovers Guide to Outdoor Exhibitions in Japan
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Dreams of Space -...
Let's Fly to the Universe (1962)
A rescan project, but a rescan of a reprint. I blogged about this book in 2012...
a year ago
A rescan project, but a rescan of a reprint. I blogged about this book in 2012 here:
https://dreamsofspace.blogspot.com/2012/12/flying-in-space-1961.html
I think it is Czech, but may be a difference Russian language. I got a Russian reprint of this and still find it a very...
TheCollector
10 Small but Historic Countries You Didn’t Know About
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Flashbak
László Moholy-Nagy: Art from the Epoch of the Modernist Experiment
László Moholy-Nagy (July 20, 1895 – November 24, 1946) was a Jewish Hungarian poet, painter and...
3 months ago
László Moholy-Nagy (July 20, 1895 – November 24, 1946) was a Jewish Hungarian poet, painter and photographer before he became the major proselytiser of the new avant-garde vision at the Bauhaus school, where has taught as a professor and succeeded is working across disciplines. ...
Classical Wisdom
How do we know what’s True? How can we decipher what is real among lies?
“Triple Threat at Suez Canal, Panama Canal, & Mexico Attack Freight”
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“Triple Threat at Suez Canal, Panama Canal, & Mexico Attack Freight”
History Today Feed
‘The Lost Queen’ by Sophie Shorland review
‘The Lost Queen’ by Sophie Shorland review
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Mon, 08/12/2024 - 10:19
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‘The Lost Queen’ by Sophie Shorland review
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Mon, 08/12/2024 - 10:19
TheCollector
Vyacheslav Molotov: 6 Facts about Stalin’s Closest Confidant
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TheCollector
Cinema’s Epic History: From Then to Now
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Patterns in Humanity
Immigrant assimilation in Denmark
A brief overview of the school performance of 1st, 2nd and 3rd generation immigrants in Denmark
7 months ago
A brief overview of the school performance of 1st, 2nd and 3rd generation immigrants in Denmark
TheCollector
How One Tiny Island Took on the Ottoman Empire and Won
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TheCollector
Was Saint Augustine the First Philosopher of History?
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African History...
Mansa Musa and the royal pilgrimage tradition of west Africa: 11th-18th century
Why Africa's caravans of gold stopped travelling to Arabia.
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Why Africa's caravans of gold stopped travelling to Arabia.
TheCollector
Restoration Reveals Ancient Colors of Egypt’s Edfu Temple
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TheCollector
How Did a Priest’s Day at the Temple of Ra Look?
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TheCollector
The Celtic Invasion of Greece & The Unknown Battle of Thermopylae
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TheCollector
The British Museum to Tighten Security and Collection Records
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Global Inequality...
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TheCollector
The Soldier with a Secret: Who Was Sarah Emma Edmonds?
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Classical Wisdom
Events Listing
Ancient Women, Marcus Aurelius, Economics and Resilience...
a year ago
Ancient Women, Marcus Aurelius, Economics and Resilience...
A Collection of...
Fireside Friday, May 31, 2024 (Academic Departments)
Fireside this week! I am spinning up to write a Teaching Paradox series on Imperator later this...
6 months ago
Fireside this week! I am spinning up to write a Teaching Paradox series on Imperator later this week, but not quite ready to get started yet. I’m also thinking, perhaps before that, of doing a short post or set of posts on the organization of non-state ‘tribal’ societies in...
TheCollector
Heracles and the Lernaean Hydra: The Hero’s Second Labor
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10 Historic Cities in India That Exist Since Ancient Times
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10 Historic Small Towns in Florida for Your Bucket List
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Flashbak
Breaking Through To The Other Side: The Flammarion Engraving, c.1888
The so-called ‘Flammarion engraving’ is a wood engraving by an unknown artist that first appeared in...
6 months ago
The so-called ‘Flammarion engraving’ is a wood engraving by an unknown artist that first appeared in French writer Camille Flammarion’s L’Atmosphère: Météorologie populaire (1888) in a chapter called ‘The Shape of the Sky’. The image is of a man crawling under the edge of the...
TheCollector
Narmer Palette: Decoding Its Iconography & Importance
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What Was Life Really Like for WWI Tank Crews?
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Human Sacrifice in the Pre-Columbian Americas: Fact vs Fiction
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TheCollector
What Is Thatcherism?
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Trying to Understand...
Things Are Falling Apart ...
And the centre's not looking too good, either.
a year ago
And the centre's not looking too good, either.
TheCollector
What Is the Single Most Valuable Artwork in the World?
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Classical Wisdom
Sappho: The Lost Poetess
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a year ago
Watch now (1 min) | Now FREE with a Classical Wisdom Kids Yearly Membership
History Today Feed
‘Churchill’s American Network’ and ‘Mirrors of Greatness’ review
‘Churchill’s American Network’ and ‘Mirrors of Greatness’ review
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Wed, 05/08/2024 - 11:16
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‘Churchill’s American Network’ and ‘Mirrors of Greatness’ review
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Wed, 05/08/2024 - 11:16
Classical Wisdom
Rituals and Religion
Belief in the Ancient World
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Belief in the Ancient World
TheCollector
The Fall of Singapore: The Largest Defeat in British Military History
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The Khrushchev Thaw: Relaxation of Soviet Repressions
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When Was the Battle of Guadalcanal?
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Argue Like a Philosopher: How to Win a Debate
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How Free Are We? Louis Althusser on Ideology & Subjectivity
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Constantine and the Queen of Carthage
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Constantine and the Queen of Carthage
TheCollector
King Charles XIV John (Bernadotte): Marshal of France, King of Sweden
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Res Obscura
Wilfrid Voynich: Bookseller, Revolutionary, Amateur Cryptologist... Suspected Spy?
The first in a series on the extraordinary lives of the Voyniches
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The first in a series on the extraordinary lives of the Voyniches
TheCollector
The East African Campaign of WWI: Germany vs The Allies in East Africa
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Hundred Rabbits
goji no chaimu
After a long 21-day passage, seeing the shape of the island of Chichijima in the distance was...
over a year ago
After a long 21-day passage, seeing the shape of the island of Chichijima in the distance was unreal; this was our prize, our first step onto Japanese soil. We used to make many trips to Japan by plane, but getting there by our own efforts — by sailboat — is a lot slower and...
TheCollector
John Sellars on Aristotle’s Life, Philosophy, and Relevance Today
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TheCollector
The Greek Mythology Behind Famous Constellations
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Flashbak
Creating Hokusai’s The Great Wave off Kanagawa – An Illustrated History
“At 110, everything I create; a dot, a line, will jump to life as never before. To all of you who...
6 months ago
“At 110, everything I create; a dot, a line, will jump to life as never before. To all of you who are going to live as long as I do, I promise to keep my word. I am writing this in my old age. I used to call myself Hokusai, but today I sign my … Continue reading "Creating...
TheCollector
Vandal Smashes Ai Weiwei Sculpture at Exhibition Opening
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Res Obscura
Experiencing scientific revolutions: the 1660s and the 2020s
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Lessons from Boyle's scientific desiderata and the Midgley Effect
TheCollector
What Is Anxiety to Soren Kierkegaard?
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Classical Wisdom
The Art of Pompeii
Plato, Alexander the Great and more!
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Plato, Alexander the Great and more!
History Today Feed
‘The Last Dynasty’ and ‘The Fall of Egypt and the Rise of Rome’ review
‘The Last Dynasty’ and ‘The Fall of Egypt and the Rise of Rome’ review
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Mon, 10/28/2024 -...
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‘The Last Dynasty’ and ‘The Fall of Egypt and the Rise of Rome’ review
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TheCollector
10 Must-Visit East Coast Historic Landmarks
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Do You Believe in Magic?
Marcus Aurelius and Ephesia Grammata
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Marcus Aurelius and Ephesia Grammata
TheCollector
How Did Philosophers of Different Eras Perceive Happiness?
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Death of a Samurai Legend
Death of a Samurai Legend
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Thu, 06/13/2024 - 09:11
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Death of a Samurai Legend
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Thu, 06/13/2024 - 09:11
TheCollector
Walt Disney: The American Dream Personified (Bio & Facts)
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8 Women Artists Who Were Inspired by Conceptual Art
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Federalism in Ancient Greece: The Forgotten Side of Ancient Greek Politics
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Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for August
Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the...
over a year ago
Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the month of August. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
Left, added a navigation bar to navigate larger...
Classical Wisdom
Five Reasons Why Socrates Was A Terrible Husband
Should you meet your heroes?
7 months ago
Should you meet your heroes?
TheCollector
Operation Barbarossa: When Nazi Germany Tried to Invade the USSR
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TheCollector
How Did Norse Rune Magic Work?
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History Today Feed
On the Spot: Kristin Semmens
On the Spot: Kristin Semmens
JamesHoare
Mon, 06/17/2024 - 11:14
6 months ago
On the Spot: Kristin Semmens
JamesHoare
Mon, 06/17/2024 - 11:14
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Love and Death
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Open Culture
Binge-Watch Classic Television Programs Free: The Dick Van Dyke Show, The Lone Ranger, Dragnet, That...
Earlier this week, we featured the 99-year-old Dick Van Dyke’s performance in Coldplay’s new music...
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Earlier this week, we featured the 99-year-old Dick Van Dyke’s performance in Coldplay’s new music video, full of visual references to the sitcom that made him a household name in the early nineteen-sixties. And a household name he remains these six decades later, though one does...
TheCollector
Germans in Southwest Africa: A History of Colonization & Genocide
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TheCollector
Why Did Lot Sacrifice His Daughters? (4 Possible Justifications)
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TheCollector
How Was Mussolini Removed From Power?
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Interview with Giulio Dalvit: TheCollector Chats with Frick Curator
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TheCollector
The Book of Job and the Case for Women’s Rights in the Bible
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TheCollector
Valkyries: Get to Know the Norse Demons of the Dead
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TheCollector
9 Historical Places to Visit in Dorset
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Flashbak
Kurt Vonnegut’s drawings and other doodles
“My own means of making a living is essentially clerical, and hence tedious and constipating. The...
7 months ago
“My own means of making a living is essentially clerical, and hence tedious and constipating. The making of pictures is to writing what laughing gas is to the Asian influenza.'” – Kurt Vonnegut, Fates Worse Than Death Kurt Vonnegut liked to draw. Other writers, notably J.R.R....
Trying to Understand...
Ukraine In NATO Would Be A Disaster ...
But not necessarily for the reasons you think.
a year ago
But not necessarily for the reasons you think.
TheCollector
What Are the Abraham Tapestries?
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TheCollector
The Jungian Persona: What Are the Masks We Wear?
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Flashbak
François Brunery’s Portraits of Pontificating, Pissed and Pouting Priests – c. 1890-1926
These photographs of priests and cardinals were taken by Francesco Bruneri, known as François...
3 weeks ago
These photographs of priests and cardinals were taken by Francesco Bruneri, known as François Brunery (1849 – 1926), and used as the basis for his work as a painter of so-called “Cardinal Paintings”. His work depicting cardinals of the Catholic church in comical or embarrassing...
TheCollector
Why Do the British Love Tea so Much?
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TheCollector
Christie’s Reports Decline in Auction Sales For First Half of 2024
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TheCollector
Antonio Gramsci on Cultural Hegemony: What Is It and How Does It Work?
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TheCollector
Who Was Ho Chi Minh?
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TheCollector
Friedrich Nietzsche: The 13+1 Best Books Of His Philosophical Career
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11 months ago
Global Inequality...
There is no exit for dictators
In an interesting paper he tweeted yesterday, Kaushik Basu discusses, using a mathematical model, an...
a year ago
In an interesting paper he tweeted yesterday, Kaushik Basu discusses, using a mathematical model, an old problem: how rulers once they are in power cannot leave it even if they wish to do so, because their road to power, and in power, is littered with corpses that will all...
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