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Matthew Raphael Johnson, a "Russian Orthodox Medievalist," does more harm than good by writing on Latin America. (Realist Report)

November 23, 2020

Matthew Raphael Johnson’s Perversion of Latin American History

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DIY Book Shows Pitfalls of Putting Ideology before Evidence

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Rice University, whose mascot is the owl, has for decades been home to two efficient-markets critics. (Rice University)

October 27, 2020

How Efficient Markets Became Academic Dogma

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John Dobelman Delivers Overdue Critique of Financial Orthodoxy

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Ignoring or downplaying cryptocurrency critics will not make them go away.

Ignoring or downplaying cryptocurrency roadblocks will not make them go away. (Zach Copley)

June 22, 2020

Five Ways Cryptocurrency Critics Are Right

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What We Can Learn from Naysayers

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Emanuel Derman, author of My Life as a Quant and Columbia University professor. (Institute of Physics)

May 20, 2020

What Intellectuals Resent about Laissez Faire

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‘My Life as a Quant’ Reveals Envy of Physicist Turned Financial Engineer

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Charles Murray's cold demeanor has not stopped him becoming one of the most influential authors in the United States. (Gage Skidmore)

April 20, 2020

How the Divided States of America Came Apart

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Charles Murray Leaves Political Correctness in His Wake

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Eliyahu Goldratt (1947–2011), author of "The Goal," which has which has Alex Rogo as the protagonist.

Eliyahu Goldratt (1947–2011), author of The Goal, which has Alex Rogo as the protagonist. (Spearhead)

March 7, 2020

Four Timeless Lessons from Alex Rogo

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Decades Later, ‘The Goal’ Brings Clarity to Operations

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Peter Thiel has sought to harness the power of entrepreneurship for profound human advancement. (JD Lasica)

January 27, 2020

Peter Thiel’s Recipe for Entrepreneurship

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‘Zero to One’ Narrows Focus to Create, Add Value

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Charles Wheelan, author of Naked Statistics, has brought his insights to the world, seen here in Liberia. (@BridgeIntlAcads)

July 23, 2019

Why ‘Naked Statistics’ Succeeds Where Schools Fail

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Charles Wheelan’s Storytelling Reveals the Point of It All

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If students are too young and impressionable to take on loans, politicos shouldn’t promote state-sponsored loans. (Canva)

July 15, 2019

A Solution to Student-Loan Crisis: No More Risk-Free Loans

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Privatize All Programs to Immediately Stop The Bleeding

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Daniel Lacalle, author of Life in the Financial Markets and chief economist for Tressis. (Daniel Lacalle)

July 3, 2019

Financial-Market Naysayers No Match for Daniel Lacalle

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Hedge-Fund Economist Confronts Myths, Offers Sage Advice for Next Generation

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