As the culture war wages on in American politics, conservatives have found a new target in the field of economics. Socially-responsible investing, calculated through the use of Environmental, Social, and Corporate Governance (ESG) scores, has become ...
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As the culture war wages on in American politics, conservatives have found a new target in the field of economics. Socially-responsible investing, calculated through the use of Environmental, Social, and Corporate Governance (ESG) scores, has become ...
It’s a Sunday evening, and what better way to celebrate the end of a long week than heading out to eat a nice dinner at your favorite restaurant—only to find it empty, with the lights out, and a piece of printer paper taped to the door saying, ...
It’s a Sunday evening, and what better way to celebrate the end of a long week than heading out to eat a nice dinner at your favorite restaurant—only to find it empty, with the lights out, and a piece of printer paper taped to the door saying, ...
David Courtwright is a Presidential Professor Emeritus at the University of North Florida. He specializes in drug history, and is the author of the books such as Forces of Habit: Drugs and the Making of the Modern World, Dark Paradise: A History of O...
David Courtwright is a Presidential Professor Emeritus at the University of North Florida. He specializes in drug history, and is the author of the books such as Forces of Habit: Drugs and the Making of the Modern World, Dark Paradise: A History of O...
In recent years, figures within the Republican Party have broken from conservative economic orthodoxy to advocate for increasingly populist policies. This schism represents a growing threat to party unity heading into the 2022 midterms. While the Rep...
In recent years, figures within the Republican Party have broken from conservative economic orthodoxy to advocate for increasingly populist policies. This schism represents a growing threat to party unity heading into the 2022 midterms. While the Rep...
“The business of business is business.” This notorious phrase refers to Milton Friedman’s famously provocative article published in 1970 that discussed the ‘social responsibility of business’ – a responsibility that he believed was solel...
“The business of business is business.” This notorious phrase refers to Milton Friedman’s famously provocative article published in 1970 that discussed the ‘social responsibility of business’ – a responsibility that he believed was solel...
The growth of astrology and similar occult practices in recent years reflects an increasing desire among young Americans to connect with something spiritual, something outside the technology-driven secular climate of modern society. But the commodifi...
The growth of astrology and similar occult practices in recent years reflects an increasing desire among young Americans to connect with something spiritual, something outside the technology-driven secular climate of modern society. But the commodifi...
Among the hundreds of thousands of protesters who descended upon our nation’s capital for the Women’s March on Washington, dozens – hailing from all across the country – stood proudly in lab coats. These women sought to convey the simple mess...
Among the hundreds of thousands of protesters who descended upon our nation’s capital for the Women’s March on Washington, dozens – hailing from all across the country – stood proudly in lab coats. These women sought to convey the simple mess...
Current neoliberal capitalism, so defined by expansion and instability, is not easily reconciled with the concept of human rights. Many would argue that such extemporaneous considerations fall beyond the logic of the market and lie in the domain of t...
Current neoliberal capitalism, so defined by expansion and instability, is not easily reconciled with the concept of human rights. Many would argue that such extemporaneous considerations fall beyond the logic of the market and lie in the domain of t...
I spent a good part of the weekend watching (most) of season two of “House of Cards.” Without having seen the ending, I can say that season two lacks some of the sizzle of the show’s enjoyable first season. But Kevin Spacey is still...
I spent a good part of the weekend watching (most) of season two of “House of Cards.” Without having seen the ending, I can say that season two lacks some of the sizzle of the show’s enjoyable first season. But Kevin Spacey is still...