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Happy Birthday to the Tin Lizzie!

Happy Birthday to the Tin Lizzie!

On October 1, 1908, Henry Ford put the Model T on sale for $850, and told everyone he was going to keep making it cheaper. The other carmakers thou...

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Happy Birthday to the Tin Lizzie!

On October 1, 1908, Henry Ford put the Model T on sale for $850, and told everyone he was going to keep making it cheaper. The other carmakers thou...

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2003: When one tree branch in Ohio put 50 million people in the dark

2003: When one tree branch in Ohio put 50 million people in the dark

At about 4:10 in the afternoon on August 14, 2003, a power line in Ohio sagged into an overgrown tree, and fifty million people lost electricity. I...

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2003: When one tree branch in Ohio put 50 million people in the dark

At about 4:10 in the afternoon on August 14, 2003, a power line in Ohio sagged into an overgrown tree, and fifty million people lost electricity. I...

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How a country wrecks its own money (and how to teach your kids about it)

How a country wrecks its own money (and how to teach your kids about it)

In January 2009, Zimbabwe put a hundred-trillion-dollar bill into circulation. That’s a one with fourteen zeros, and it couldn't buy a loaf of brea...

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How a country wrecks its own money (and how to teach your kids about it)

In January 2009, Zimbabwe put a hundred-trillion-dollar bill into circulation. That’s a one with fourteen zeros, and it couldn't buy a loaf of brea...

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Bad intentions aren’t required for bad outcomes

Bad intentions aren’t required for bad outcomes

Eighty-two years ago this month, an economist named Friedrich Hayek published a very important book that few people have heard of, and even fewer h...

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Bad intentions aren’t required for bad outcomes

Eighty-two years ago this month, an economist named Friedrich Hayek published a very important book that few people have heard of, and even fewer h...

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If only someone had warned us…

If only someone had warned us…

I’m a sucker for, "golly, if only someone had warned us" jokes. These days, it seems like half the nation is waking up to unchecked government powe...

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If only someone had warned us…

I’m a sucker for, "golly, if only someone had warned us" jokes. These days, it seems like half the nation is waking up to unchecked government powe...

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Why do so many billionaires have this skill?

Why do so many billionaires have this skill?

I'm not a sports guy. I don’t think that’s much of a secret. So until a few weeks ago the name Toto Wolff meant nothing to me.  Turns out he runs t...

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Why do so many billionaires have this skill?

I'm not a sports guy. I don’t think that’s much of a secret. So until a few weeks ago the name Toto Wolff meant nothing to me.  Turns out he runs t...

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Nobody was as cool under pressure as Charlie Kirk

Nobody was as cool under pressure as Charlie Kirk

One year ago today, Charlie Kirk was killed. He was doing what he loved best. Talking to young people. Taking questions. Standing in front of a cro...

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Nobody was as cool under pressure as Charlie Kirk

One year ago today, Charlie Kirk was killed. He was doing what he loved best. Talking to young people. Taking questions. Standing in front of a cro...

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How did "communism is bad" become controversial?

How did "communism is bad" become controversial?

I don't make a habit of agreeing with the White House. It doesn't much matter who's living there, either. I've watched enough administrations from ...

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How did "communism is bad" become controversial?

I don't make a habit of agreeing with the White House. It doesn't much matter who's living there, either. I've watched enough administrations from ...

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Feelings don’t care about your facts

Feelings don’t care about your facts

A few years ago, four scientists set out to count words. Not a handful of words—all of them. Every book Google had digitized, millions of volumes i...

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Feelings don’t care about your facts

A few years ago, four scientists set out to count words. Not a handful of words—all of them. Every book Google had digitized, millions of volumes i...

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