The 1970s were an interesting and sometimes thrilling time to be alive in America. Referred to as "The 'Me' Decade" by author Tom Wolfe, it heralded the movement away from '60s-style communitarianism toward individualism. Political scandal rocked this decade like no other and distrust of gover...
In any case, the would-be supreme powers appear to be going all out to demean, demoralize and economically beggar a confident property-owning, independent American middle and working class — a class of citizens which is mostly but not exclusively of European origin, and therefore mostly-sort-...
The population growth will correct itself naturally, peaking and reducing as women use contraception and live more productive lives, as we already do, because that happened here already. I feel sure you know that, because you have seen it yourself. There is no shortage of resources, the planet...
savvier policymakers, economically attractive supply-side solutions, and perhaps above all to buoyant, post-pandemic labour markets, today's version of the phenomenon will probably be "a mini episode" von Hessling suggests. "If we’re lucky, it will last no longer than a year." ...
security forces, and the Argentine Anticommunist Alliance (of military and police death squads) “disappearing” small bands of guerrillas, but also trade unionists, writers, journalists, artists— anyone who was determined to speak out against the junta, be it ideologically, economically, or politi...
asking for anonymity for security reasons, to tellZeppelinwhat happened and what he saw, providing a rare and precious testimony also about the planning of the massacre (which had been in the planning for several months) and its political / religious motives. This is the transcript of the inte...
What does over production lead to, economically? What has caused the high population growth and low-level economic development in Africa? What is the evolution of female labor participation during the last century? What happened to fertility rates in North America after World War 2 and what are...
The relationship has broken down over time, which is especially obvious during the period of stagflation in the 1970s when both inflation and unemployment rose. The positive correlation between inflation and unemployment may be economically beneficial as long as both levels are low, wh...
In the 1970s, Dutch Disease hit Great Britain when the price of oil quadrupled, making it economically viable to drill for North Sea Oil off the coast of Scotland. By the late 1970s, Britain had become anet exporterof oil, though it had previously been anet importer. Although the value o...
Shadow trading is a form of insider trading when an individual uses material non-public information about one company to trade in the securities of a different but economically linked company, such as a competitor or industry peer. This practice exploits the fact that significant news about one ...