# economist (blogs) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 18 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover economist. Page: Feed: --- ## [When Paris Went Hungry Under Government Food Controls](https://thedailyeconomy.org/article/when-paris-went-hungry-under-government-food-controls/) _2026-08-24 · Daniel J. Smith · The Daily Economy_ During the French Revolution, authorities in Paris turned to “a series of ventures in price-fixing and food control” to ensure people did not go hungry. It didn’t work as planned. ## [Harvard. Trade unionism and allied problems. Course description, enrollment, final exam. Ripley, 1912-1913](https://www.irwincollier.com/harvard-trade-unionism-and-allied-problems-course-description-enrollment-final-exam-ripley-1912-1913/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=harvard-trade-unionism-and-allied-problems-course-description-enrollment-final-exam-ripley-1912-1913) _2026-08-23 · Irwin Collier · Economics in the Rear-View Mirror_ With a decade’s worth of experience teaching his labor course, William Zebina Ripley established his problems of labor as a staple applied offering in the Harvard economics department going into the second decade of the twentieth century. Links to previous Harvard labor exams 1892-93 to 1911-12. \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ Labor Bibliographies Prepared by Ripley Short Bibliography of \[…\] The post… ## [This Day in Music](https://fitzdrum.substack.com/p/this-day-in-music-22-a9c) _2026-08-22 · This Day in Music_ Michael Fitzgibbon ## [JD Vance Is Undercutting His Own Vision for Working-Class Prosperity](https://www.realclearmarkets.com/articles/2026/08/19/jd_vances_policies_run_counter_to_his_middle_class_embrace_1201072.html) _2026-08-22 · Jon Miltimore · The Daily Economy_ ## [J. D. Vance Isn’t at War with Market Economics](https://modernagejournal.com/j-d-vance-isnt-at-war-with-market-economics/256545/) _2026-08-22 · Jon Miltimore · The Daily Economy_ ## [(untitled)](https://www.orlytaitzesq.com/633498-2/) _2026-08-22 · dr\_taitz@yahoo.com · OrlyTaitzEsq.com_ Evergrande’s Founder Sentenced to Life in Prison in China Court After Firm’s Default of $300 Billion in Liabilities Joe Hoft Aug. 22, 2026 12:40 pm Cause of Death Reportedly Revealed for Missing US Attorney Found Dead Inside Federal Building After Being Reported Missing Cullen Linebarger Aug. 22, 2026 12:00 pm 239 Comments Convicted Murderer Karmelo \[…\] ## [Swarthmore. Honors Examination in Economic Theory. Coppock, 1947](https://www.irwincollier.com/swarthmore-honors-examination-in-economic-theory-coppock-1947/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=swarthmore-honors-examination-in-economic-theory-coppock-1947) _2026-08-21 · Irwin Collier · Economics in the Rear-View Mirror_ Joseph David Coppock was an external examiner for the honors economic theory examination at Swarthmore. The economics department called on their alumnus (A.B., 1933 with a Columbia University Ph.D., 1940) at least three times in the 1940s. His January 1947 examination questions are transcribed for this post. \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ Swarthmore Senior exams posted previously (with external \[…\] The… ## [(untitled)](https://www.orlytaitzesq.com/633491-2/) _2026-08-21 · dr\_taitz@yahoo.com · OrlyTaitzEsq.com_ WATCH: French Police Attacked by Illegals as They Intercept Inflatable Boat Trying to Cross the Channel Into the UK Paul Serran Aug. 21, 2026 10:40 am ## [I Bought Beans at the Government Store](https://fee.org/articles/i-bought-beans-at-the-government-store/) _2026-08-21 · Jon Miltimore · The Daily Economy_ ## [The Art of the Self-Deal](https://www.wsj.com/opinion/the-art-of-the-self-deal-6cf57c5a) _2026-08-21 · Jon Miltimore · The Daily Economy_ ## [Sync bookmarks across every browser (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/J9CgIZ2piJ00) _2026-08-21 · **Sponsored**_ Two-way sync across Chrome, Firefox and Safari; built-in ad and tracker blocker. ## [(untitled)](https://www.orlytaitzesq.com/633483-2/) _2026-08-21 · dr\_taitz@yahoo.com · OrlyTaitzEsq.com_ Thank President Trump For 340B Plan Putting Patients First! To View Social MediaAccept Cookies View on www.breitbart.com ICE Begins Repatriating Biden’s Haitian TPS Migrants 161 Down, 300,000+ to Go! President Donald Trump’s deputies have begun deporting the Haitians who were imported by President Joe Biden. Neil Munro 299 James O’Keefe Exposes Alaska Voting Loophole as \[…\] ## [This Day in Music](https://fitzdrum.substack.com/p/this-day-in-music-21-dfe) _2026-08-21 · This Day in Music_ Michael Fitzgibbon ## [America Can’t Revive Manufacturing by Shunning Robots](https://thedailyeconomy.org/article/america-cant-revive-manufacturing-by-shunning-robots/) _2026-08-21 · Iain Murray · The Daily Economy_ America won’t outcompete China by restricting imports on robots. It will win by becoming the best place in the world to build and deploy them. ## [The Real Cost of $40 Trillion in Debt](https://thedailyeconomy.org/article/the-real-cost-of-40-trillion-in-debt/) _2026-08-21 · Thomas Savidge · The Daily Economy_ Unchecked spending has pushed the federal debt to $40 trillion, weakening the economy and limiting the nation's options when the next emergency arrives. ## [The basics of double-entry and money creation](https://profstevekeen.substack.com/p/the-basics-of-double-entry-and-money) _2026-08-21 · Steve Keen · Building a New Economics_ Chapter 13 in my forthcoming book “How Economists Will Destroy Capitalism” ## [(untitled)](https://www.orlytaitzesq.com/633485-2/) _2026-08-20 · dr\_taitz@yahoo.com · OrlyTaitzEsq.com_ EPA to Enact Emergency Fuel Waiver to Increase Domestic Gas Supply, Lower Prices The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is moving to increase the domestic gasoline supply by enacting a temporary emergency fuel waiver to go into effect on September 1, Breitbart News has learned. Olivia Rondeau 3,599 Poll: Mike Rogers and Abdul El-Sayed Virtually Tied \[…\] ## [America’s $40-Trillion Debt Gamble](https://unherd.com/newsroom/americas-40-trillion-debt-is-built-on-a-dangerous-gamble/?edition=us) _2026-08-20 · Jon Miltimore · The Daily Economy_ ## [Company Loses $24 Million Lawsuit Over Ice Cream Colors](https://www.entrepreneur.com/business-news/this-ice-cream-brand-lost-a-24-million-lawsuit-over-copying-a-rivals-pastel-colors-it-just-filed-for-bankruptcy) _2026-08-20 · Jon Miltimore · The Daily Economy_ ## [Universal Healthcare Sounds Great. Here’s What’s Happening in Countries That Have It.](https://reason.com/2026/08/19/universal-healthcare-sounds-great-heres-whats-happening-in-countries-that-have-it/) _2026-08-20 · Jon Miltimore · The Daily Economy_ ## [(untitled)](https://www.orlytaitzesq.com/633478-2/) _2026-08-20 · dr\_taitz@yahoo.com · OrlyTaitzEsq.com_ Cancer treatment could face landmark moment with promising vaccine… HomePage New Normal U.K. Govt. Publishes Pamphlet to Inform Migrants That Rape is Wrong, Sex With Children Is a Crime The British government has issued a guide to alleged asylum seekers to teach them of the laws and customs of the United Kingdom, such as not \[…\] ## [Code Faster with Clear Tutorials (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/KlRHKLby4Ozt) _2026-08-20 · **Sponsored**_ Short, step-by-step coding videos you can follow along ## [How USA & Israel put drug cartel-linked US citizen in power in Colombia](https://www.geopoliticaleconomy.report/p/us-israel-election-meddling-colombia-de-la-espriella) _2026-08-20 · Ben Norton · Geopolitical Economy Report_ Colombia's ex President Gustavo Petro accused USA and Israel of meddling in the election to put in power far-right leader Abelardo de la Espriella, a pro-Trump US citizen and ally of drug traffickers. ## [Capitalism, as Told by Its Enemies](https://thedispatch.com/article/capitalism-socialism-dictionary-bias/) _2026-08-20 · Jon Miltimore · The Daily Economy_ ## [This Day in Music](https://fitzdrum.substack.com/p/this-day-in-music-20) _2026-08-20 · This Day in Music_ Michael Fitzgibbon ## [Don’t Let Washington Pick the Next Apple](https://thedailyeconomy.org/article/dont-let-washington-pick-the-next-apple/) _2026-08-20 · Stefan Bartl · The Daily Economy_ BlackBerry’s collapse shows why consumers, not Washington, should decide which AI company wins the next technological revolution. ## [Why Economists Leave Government Spending Out of Inflation Measures](https://thedailyeconomy.org/article/why-economists-leave-government-spending-out-of-inflation-measures/) _2026-08-20 · Karl-Friedrich Israel · The Daily Economy_ The CPI captures the rising cost of private consumption while leaving the rising cost of government consumption out of the equation. ## [The End of an Era for China’s Economy](https://www.noahpinion.blog/p/the-end-of-an-era-for-chinas-economy) _2026-08-20 · Jon Miltimore · The Daily Economy_ ## [Sweden Doesn’t Mandate Childcare Ratios. Why Does America?](https://www.city-journal.org/article/trump-funding-nonprofit-charities) _2026-08-19 · Jon Miltimore · The Daily Economy_ ## [The Data Center Moral Panic Is Getting Worse](https://archive.ph/CyEGv) _2026-08-19 · Jon Miltimore · The Daily Economy_ ## [Harvard. Transportation Economics. Course description, enrollment, final exam. Ripley, 1912-1913](https://www.irwincollier.com/harvard-transportation-economics-course-description-enrollment-final-exam-ripley-1912-1913/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=harvard-transportation-economics-course-description-enrollment-final-exam-ripley-1912-1913) _2026-08-19 · Irwin Collier · Economics in the Rear-View Mirror_ Links to earlier course material for Economics of Transportation from Harvard, 1887-88 through 1911-12. \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ About the Teaching Assistant Lloyd Morgan Crosgrave \[PUT in LINK TO 1912-13 PRINCIPLES PAGE #Crosgrave\] General Examination in Economics, Wednesday, May 7, 1913. General Subjects: 1. Economic Theory and its History. 2. Economic History since 1750. 3. Statistics. 4. \[…\]… ## [Iran has lost significant control of the Strait of Hormuz](https://www.orlytaitzesq.com/iran-has-lost-significant-control-of-the-strait-of-hormuz/) _2026-08-19 · dr\_taitz@yahoo.com · OrlyTaitzEsq.com_ Iran has lost significant control of the Strait of Hormuz ## [Refer a Friend, Earn Rewards (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/o10lMAbQnD0v) _2026-08-19 · **Sponsored**_ Earn rewards when a friend signs up for the Graphite Business Card ## [(untitled)](https://www.orlytaitzesq.com/633470-2/) _2026-08-19 · dr\_taitz@yahoo.com · OrlyTaitzEsq.com_ 34 Congo Cries ‘Global Emergency’ as Unchecked Ebola Cases Hit 5,000+38 ‘Kick Rocks’: Kentucky Mother and Daughter Refuse $26M Offer for Family Farm from AI Data Center Developer24 Rick Scott: Trump Is ‘Going to Have to’ Follow Through on Threat to Hit IRan Infrastructure85 Privacy Hell: Google Buys Bankrupt Spirit Airlines’ Data Trove to Train \[…\] ## [Trump Pauses 50% Scheduled Tariffs on Canada](https://www.cnbc.com/2026/08/18/trump-carney-canada-tariffs-dealine-talks.html) _2026-08-19 · Jon Miltimore · The Daily Economy_ ## [This Day in Music](https://fitzdrum.substack.com/p/this-day-in-music-305) _2026-08-19 · This Day in Music_ Michael Fitzgibbon ## [Harvard. Money, Banking, Crises. Description, enrollment, final exams. Day, 1912-1913](https://www.irwincollier.com/harvard-money-banking-crises-description-enrollment-final-exams-day-1912-1913/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=harvard-money-banking-crises-description-enrollment-final-exams-day-1912-1913) _2026-08-19 · Irwin Collier · Economics in the Rear-View Mirror_ The origin of monetary macroeconomics at Harvard can be traced to the second decade of the twentieth century when money and banking became merged with the topic of commercial crises as taught by Edmund Ezra Day. This post offers rich biographical detail about the two teaching assistants for the course as an added bonus to \[…\] The post Harvard. Money, Banking, Crises. Description, enrollment, final… ## [This Day in Music](https://fitzdrum.substack.com/p/this-day-in-music-b5f) _2026-08-18 · This Day in Music_ Michael Fitzgibbon ## [Ways to foster innovation](https://profstevekeen.substack.com/p/ways-to-foster-innovation) _2026-08-18 · Steve Keen · Building a New Economics_ Are big ideas now confined to big tech? ## [It’s Not Easy Being Pink](https://wineeconomist.com/2026/08/18/pink/) _2026-08-18 · Mike Veseth · The Wine Economist_ Sue and I have been sampling some interesting Rosé wines from France and this got us to thinking about the challenges and opportunities for pink wines in today’s market. Here is our report. (Click here to read an earlier survey of the Rosé market.) Anatomy of the Pink Wine Market It isn’t easy being a \[…\] ## [Harvard. 19th century European economic history. Description, enrollment, final exam. Gay, 1912-1913](https://www.irwincollier.com/harvard-19th-century-european-economic-history-description-enrollment-final-exam-gay-1912-1913/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=harvard-19th-century-european-economic-history-description-enrollment-final-exam-gay-1912-1913) _2026-08-18 · Irwin Collier · Economics in the Rear-View Mirror_ To add a personal touch to this artifact, it is headed with an image of a coal-miner, a “Collier”, the origin of Economics in the Rear-view Mirror‘s curator’s family name. And nothing says European Industrial Revolution quite like coal mines and steam engines. \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ Earlier Harvard courses on European economic history Links to earlier course \[…\] The post Harvard. 19th century… ## [(untitled)](https://www.orlytaitzesq.com/633472-2/) _2026-08-17 · dr\_taitz@yahoo.com · OrlyTaitzEsq.com_ Fed Paper Finds Industries Most Exposed to Tariffs Saw Largest Productivity Gains Why Tarifflation Never Lived Up to the Panic Economists are finally coming to grips with the reality that President Trump’s tariff policies did not have the inflationary effects they predicted. John Carney 487 Trump to Sit for Interview with Ex-Fixer Michael Cohen Mariane \[…\] ## [Let Them Eat (rationed) Cake!](https://kaltoons.substack.com/p/let-them-eat-rationed-cake) _2026-08-17 · Kevin KAL Kallaugher · Kal Draws The Line_ Plus this month's giveaway winner! ## [This Day in Music](https://fitzdrum.substack.com/p/this-day-in-music-7d5) _2026-08-17 · This Day in Music_ Michael Fitzgibbon ## [(untitled)](https://www.orlytaitzesq.com/633468-2/) _2026-08-16 · dr\_taitz@yahoo.com · OrlyTaitzEsq.com_ Moscow ‘under siege’ as Ukraine onslaught starts inferno at ‘Russia’s AMAZON’… Kyiv plots next death blow to paralyze war machine… NATO fighter jet OPENS FIRE on ‘Russian’ drone over Europe… ## [Americans are NOT wealthy: This is the truth about the US economy](https://www.geopoliticaleconomy.report/p/americans-not-wealthy-us-economy-data-inequality) _2026-08-16 · Ben Norton · Geopolitical Economy Report_ Media outlets often claim Americans are wealthier than Europeans, but it's not true. Average wealth looks high but is skewed by extreme inequality. US median wealth is quite low. This is the real data ## [Chicago. Graduate Economic Theory Prelim Questions. Winter, 1953](https://www.irwincollier.com/chicago-graduate-economic-theory-prelim-questions-winter-1953/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=chicago-graduate-economic-theory-prelim-questions-winter-1953) _2026-08-16 · Irwin Collier · Economics in the Rear-View Mirror_ Links to previously posted Chicago prelim exams. \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ ECONOMIC THEORY I Part I Written examination for the Ph.D. and A.M. Degrees Winter Quarter, 1953 I. — a. — 1. \[5 points\] What will be the relation between the demand curve for a product at retail and the demand curve for the same product at \[…\] The post Chicago. Graduate Economic Theory Prelim Questions. Winter, 1953 appeared… ## [This Day in Music](https://fitzdrum.substack.com/p/this-day-in-music-61d) _2026-08-16 · This Day in Music_ Michael Fitzgibbon ## [Accounting for money](https://profstevekeen.substack.com/p/accounting-for-money-11d) _2026-08-16 · Steve Keen · Building a New Economics_ Chapter 12 of my forthcoming book "How Economists Will Destroy Capitalism" ## [Economists Say Iran Faces ‘Severe Collapse’ of Economy Under Blockade](https://www.orlytaitzesq.com/economists-say-iran-faces-severe-collapse-of-economy-under-blockade/) _2026-08-15 · dr\_taitz@yahoo.com · OrlyTaitzEsq.com_ Economists Say Iran Faces ‘Severe Collapse’ of Economy Under Blockade HEROES: Middle School Students Tackle Classmate Attacking Teacher With a Knife and Subdue Him Until Police Arrive (VIDEO) Mike LaChance Aug. 15, 2026 7:00 am 141 Comments DSA Members Can’t Bring Themselves to Admit Cuba is a Dictatorship – Immediately Try to BUT TRUMP! (VIDEO) \[…\] ## [Harvard. US Economic History. Description, enrollment, final exam. Gay, 1912-1913](https://www.irwincollier.com/harvard-us-economic-history-description-enrollment-final-exam-gay-1912-1913/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=harvard-us-economic-history-description-enrollment-final-exam-gay-1912-1913) _2026-08-15 · Irwin Collier · Economics in the Rear-View Mirror_ \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ Earlier Harvard courses on U.S. economic history Links to earlier course material for U.S. Economic History taught at Harvard, 1901-1902 through 1911-12. \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ ECONOMICS 2b Course Description 1912-13 \[Economics\] 2b 2hf. (formerly 6b 2hf.). Economic and Financial History of the United States. Half-course (second half-year). Tu., Th., Sat., at 9. Professor… ## [This Day in Music](https://fitzdrum.substack.com/p/this-day-in-music-f0c) _2026-08-15 · This Day in Music_ Michael Fitzgibbon ## [When AI goes Rogue](https://kaltoons.substack.com/p/when-ai-goes-rogue) _2026-08-14 · Kevin KAL Kallaugher · Kal Draws The Line_ and Days of Disgustus Episode #9