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The Letter

He swiveled in his chair, pointed at the X-rays, and announced “You are scrapping bone on bone. There is no more...

Do-Goodernomics

You have $100. You want to move people out of poverty. What are your options? You could put the $100...

Why Teach Economic Development?

The phone rang. Doug raised his finger to put our conversation on hold and reached over to pick up the...

Armor

I like facial hair. I always have. I now understood why. Recent research has found a positive correlation between the...

Walk the Line

“If your parents remained married when you were growing up, step forward.” I stayed in place. “If either of your...

“Don’t Look up Dr. Humphrey.”

Of course, I did. And, my eyes widened as our taxi crossed over the dividing line into a sea of...

Had to Go Back to Go Further

“Are you going to pay the price? Are you going to sit in the chair and take the pain?” Reverend...

Hey Teacher! Give those Kids a Different Role.

Gold stars, sweets from the teacher’s candy jar, and “Proud Parent of an Honor Roll Student” bumper stickers are the...

What will we do when there are no more poor people?

A recent cover story in the Economist heralded the possible end of extreme poverty. It got me thinking about a...

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