July 9, 2024
How to decide if the world has become a better place? We can ask about changes in poverty, literacy, democracy, vaccination, and child mortality rates. Our […]
How to decide if the world has become a better place? We can ask about changes in poverty, literacy, democracy, vaccination, and child mortality rates. Our […]
Slightly different from our usual post, today I have three shorter stories that grabbed my attention. I guess we can call them my mini-posts. Let’s take […]
While the mission of the DC Cat Count is humane treatment of cats, it is also a cat census that provides a basic economic lesson.
Assume for a moment that you have just rented a 4th floor walk-up apartment for $3000 with 2 friends. One bedroom is mid-sized and near a […]
During 2009, a still life painted by Henri Matisse was sold at a Christie’s auction for $46 million. The Detroit Institute of Arts owns Poppies, also a […]