Friday, July 5, 2024

7/5/24 Links

Beyond kingdoms and empires:

A revolution in archaeology is transforming our picture of past populations and the scope of human freedoms - (Aeon) An archaeologist questions the conventional wisdom that empires were always the apogee of success.

Economics 101:Why introductory economics courses continued to teach zombie ideas from before economics became an empirical discipline

A perennial favorite: The Federal Budget Is Not Like a Household Budget: Here's Why

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