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Charles Wheelan speaks at Kimball Union Academy in New Hampshire. (Kimball Union)

February 19, 2021

‘Naked Economics’ No Match for ‘Economics in One Lesson’

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Charles Wheelan’s Primer Exhibits Academic Malaise, Splintered Field

Fergus Hodgson

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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

Fergus Hodgson

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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

Fergus Hodgson

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Adolfo and Emi pose for a street photographer in Havana, 1960. (Impunity Observer)

October 8, 2020

How the Cuban Revolution Ate Its Own

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Two Brothers Tell the Unvarnished Story of Fidel Castro

Caitlin Rose Morgante

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WeWork's 2019 IPO fiasco was a wake-up call for venture capital. (Wikimedia)

June 9, 2020

Can Alternative Investments Withstand Mainstream Scrutiny?

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Once deemed the Wild West of finance, alternative investments have matured and doubled their market share over the past 15 years.

Daniel Duarte

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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

Fergus Hodgson

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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

Fergus Hodgson

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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

Fergus Hodgson

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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

Fergus Hodgson

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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

Fergus Hodgson

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