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The Holy Grail of Macroeconomics
According to economist Ben Bernanke, to "understand the Great Depression is the Holy Grail of macroeconomics." Macroeconomics, which...

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Jun 13, 20245 min read
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The first "Shark" in the Shark Tank? North Carolinian James Buchanan Duke: From Tobacco to Philanthropy
Before the wildly popular TV show Shark Tank (2009- ) made celebrities of extremely successful entrepreneurs, there was an era in the...

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Jun 4, 20246 min read
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Examining the Legacy of "King Cotton" in the Postbellum Era (Greene County, GA)
Cotton's resurgence in the postbellum years was fueled by high demand, prices and a lifeline from the North. The Mary-Leila Cotton and...

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May 23, 20246 min read
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The Night my Grandmother Met Adolf Hitler
The Twin Debutantes in 1937 aged 18 At the age of three, identical twins Margit (my grandmother-on left) and Dritzi (on right) and their...

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Mar 1, 20243 min read
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Christianity in the Early American Republic: John Jay
In the complex tapestry of the Founding Fathers' religious beliefs, where debates often swirl around questions of Christianity, deism,...

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Feb 4, 20243 min read
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