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Chicago's theory of regulation: public and criminal | Seeing like Chicago

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March 20, 2026

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What Films Reveal About Liberal Education | Humane Pursuits

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Adam Smith: Economist or Philosopher? | The Pursuit of Liberalism

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- Rebecca Lowe
March 19, 2026

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Expectations, Policy, and the Anatomy of Recent Inflation | The Unseen and The Unsaid

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- Veronique de Rugy
March 19, 2026

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Should There Be a New Treasury–Fed Accord? | FinRegRag

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January 2026 Residential New Home Sales | Erdmann Housing Tracker

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The Rise of Portable Benefits | Labor Market Matters

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Model Convo: Andy Masley | Machine Culture

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- Ryan Hauser
March 17, 2026

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A Human Life is worth 13.7 million dollars | The Econ Nerds

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January 2026 Residential Construction | Erdmann Housing Tracker

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- Kevin Erdmann
March 17, 2026

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The Skyscraper and the Valley: What Is Liberal Education For? | Humane Pursuits

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- Garrett Brown
March 17, 2026

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Studying the Wealth of Nations (Part 8) | The Unseen and The Unsaid

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- Joshua Rowley
March 17, 2026

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Through the carnage I moved with a callous composure. | The Common Reader

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- Henry Oliver
March 16, 2026

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The St. Louis Fed reminding me I can still be surprised | Erdmann Housing Tracker

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- Kevin Erdmann
March 16, 2026

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Shrinking the Trust Boundary | Elsie Jang

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- Elsie Jang
March 16, 2026

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five top things i’ve been reading (sixty-second edition) | the ends don't justify the means

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- Rebecca Lowe
March 15, 2026

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More thoughts on the investor ban and on homebuilders | Erdmann Housing Tracker

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- Kevin Erdmann
March 13, 2026

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Do more people write poetry than read it? | The Common Reader

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- Henry Oliver
March 13, 2026

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The Rare Earth Problem Washington Doesn't Want to Solve | The Unseen and The Unsaid

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- Veronique de Rugy
March 13, 2026

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I am a hustler, baby/ I sell water to a well | Seeing like Chicago

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March 13, 2026

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March 20, 2026

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What Films Reveal About Liberal Education | Humane Pursuits

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- Garrett Brown
March 20, 2026

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Adam Smith: Economist or Philosopher? | The Pursuit of Liberalism

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- Rebecca Lowe
March 19, 2026

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Expectations, Policy, and the Anatomy of Recent Inflation | The Unseen and The Unsaid

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- Veronique de Rugy
March 19, 2026

| Financial Markets Financial Markets
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Should There Be a New Treasury–Fed Accord? | FinRegRag

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- Thomas Hoenig
March 19, 2026

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January 2026 Residential New Home Sales | Erdmann Housing Tracker

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- Kevin Erdmann
March 19, 2026

| Labor Markets Labor Markets
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The Rise of Portable Benefits | Labor Market Matters

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- Liya Palagashvili
March 18, 2026

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Model Convo: Andy Masley | Machine Culture

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- Ryan Hauser
March 17, 2026

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A Human Life is worth 13.7 million dollars | The Econ Nerds

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- Matt Hill
March 17, 2026

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January 2026 Residential Construction | Erdmann Housing Tracker

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- Kevin Erdmann
March 17, 2026

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The Skyscraper and the Valley: What Is Liberal Education For? | Humane Pursuits

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- Garrett Brown
March 17, 2026

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Studying the Wealth of Nations (Part 8) | The Unseen and The Unsaid

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- Joshua Rowley
March 17, 2026

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Through the carnage I moved with a callous composure. | The Common Reader

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- Henry Oliver
March 16, 2026

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The St. Louis Fed reminding me I can still be surprised | Erdmann Housing Tracker

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- Kevin Erdmann
March 16, 2026

| Technology and Innovation Technology and Innovation
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Shrinking the Trust Boundary | Elsie Jang

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- Elsie Jang
March 16, 2026

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five top things i’ve been reading (sixty-second edition) | the ends don't justify the means

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- Rebecca Lowe
March 15, 2026

| Housing Housing
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More thoughts on the investor ban and on homebuilders | Erdmann Housing Tracker

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- Kevin Erdmann
March 13, 2026

| Emerging Scholars Program Emerging Scholars Program
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Do more people write poetry than read it? | The Common Reader

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- Henry Oliver
March 13, 2026

| Government Spending Government Spending
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The Rare Earth Problem Washington Doesn't Want to Solve | The Unseen and The Unsaid

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- Veronique de Rugy
March 13, 2026

| F. A. Hayek Program F. A. Hayek Program
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I am a hustler, baby/ I sell water to a well | Seeing like Chicago

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March 13, 2026

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Naomi Kanakia: How Great Are the Great Books? | The Common Reader

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- Henry Oliver
March 4, 2026

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Sandra Peart and Erik Matson on The Wealth of Nations | Humane Pursuits

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- Garrett Brown
February 19, 2026

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Working Definition episode 8: Rights, with John Tasioulas | Working Definition

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- Rebecca Lowe
February 18, 2026

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Hermione Lee: Tom Stoppard. “It’s Wanting to Know That Makes Us Matter” | The Common Reader

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- Henry Oliver
February 4, 2026

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Daniel Dreisbach on Covenant and the Constitution | Humane Pursuits

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- Garrett Brown
January 27, 2026

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Daniel Dreisbach on the Separation of Church and State | Humane Pursuits

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- Garrett Brown
January 20, 2026

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Adam Potkay on the Pursuit of Happiness | Humane Pursuits

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- Garrett Brown
January 13, 2026

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Literature, politics, and the future of the humanities | The Common Reader

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- Henry Oliver
January 7, 2026

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How to lose weight (using economics) | Econ Nerds Live

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- Matt Hill
January 6, 2026

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Tony Banout on Academic Freedom | Humane Pursuits

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- Garrett Brown
January 6, 2026

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Working Definition episode 7: Happiness, with Henry Oliver | Working Definition

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- Rebecca Lowe
- Henry Oliver
December 26, 2025

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Working Definition episode 6: Liberalism, with Michael Ignatieff | Working Definition

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- Rebecca Lowe
December 12, 2025

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John Mullan. What makes Jane Austen great? | The Common Reader

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- Henry Oliver
December 12, 2025

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Rebecca Lowe: the container theory of time in On the Calculation of Volume | The Common Reader

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- Henry Oliver
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November 25, 2025

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Working Definition episode 5: Politics, with Oliver Traldi | Working Definition

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- Rebecca Lowe
- Oliver Traldi
November 12, 2025

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Peter Pan video | The Common Reader

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- Henry Oliver
November 1, 2025

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Shanon Chamberlain: What Is a Novel? | The Common Reader

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- Henry Oliver
October 25, 2025

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Working Definition episode 4: Privacy, with Ignacio Cofone | Working Definition

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- Rebecca Lowe
September 29, 2025

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Lisa Cook's Research and Firing, Intel stake, and Korean Holograms | The Econ Nerds (Substack)

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- Matt Hill
August 29, 2025

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Working Definition episode 3: Freedom, with Tyler Cowen | Working Definition

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- Rebecca Lowe
- Tyler Cowen
August 29, 2025

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| F. A. Hayek Program F. A. Hayek Program
| Expert Commentary Expert Commentary

Chicago's theory of regulation: public and criminal | Seeing like Chicago

By
- Erwin Dekker
March 20, 2026

| Expert Commentary Expert Commentary

What Films Reveal About Liberal Education | Humane Pursuits

By
- Garrett Brown
March 20, 2026

| Financial Markets Financial Markets
| Expert Commentary Expert Commentary

Should There Be a New Treasury–Fed Accord? | FinRegRag

By
- Thomas Hoenig
March 19, 2026

| Expert Commentary Expert Commentary

Adam Smith: Economist or Philosopher? | The Pursuit of Liberalism

By
- Rebecca Lowe
March 19, 2026

| Housing Housing
| Expert Commentary Expert Commentary

January 2026 Residential New Home Sales | Erdmann Housing Tracker

By
- Kevin Erdmann
March 19, 2026

| Government Spending Government Spending
| Expert Commentary Expert Commentary

Expectations, Policy, and the Anatomy of Recent Inflation | The Unseen and The Unsaid

By
- Veronique de Rugy
March 19, 2026

| Labor Markets Labor Markets
| Expert Commentary Expert Commentary

The Rise of Portable Benefits | Labor Market Matters

By
- Liya Palagashvili
March 18, 2026

| Housing Housing
| Expert Commentary Expert Commentary

January 2026 Residential Construction | Erdmann Housing Tracker

By
- Kevin Erdmann
March 17, 2026

| Expert Commentary Expert Commentary

A Human Life is worth 13.7 million dollars | The Econ Nerds

By
- Matt Hill
March 17, 2026

| Government Spending Government Spending
| Expert Commentary Expert Commentary

Studying the Wealth of Nations (Part 8) | The Unseen and The Unsaid

By
- Joshua Rowley
March 17, 2026

| Technology and Innovation Technology and Innovation
| Expert Commentary Expert Commentary

Model Convo: Andy Masley | Machine Culture

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- Ryan Hauser
March 17, 2026

| Expert Commentary Expert Commentary

The Skyscraper and the Valley: What Is Liberal Education For? | Humane Pursuits

By
- Garrett Brown
March 17, 2026

| Technology and Innovation Technology and Innovation
| Expert Commentary Expert Commentary

Shrinking the Trust Boundary | Elsie Jang

By
- Elsie Jang
March 16, 2026

| Emerging Scholars Program Emerging Scholars Program
| Expert Commentary Expert Commentary

Through the carnage I moved with a callous composure. | The Common Reader

By
- Henry Oliver
March 16, 2026

| Housing Housing
| Expert Commentary Expert Commentary

The St. Louis Fed reminding me I can still be surprised | Erdmann Housing Tracker

By
- Kevin Erdmann
March 16, 2026

| Expert Commentary Expert Commentary

five top things i’ve been reading (sixty-second edition) | the ends don't justify the means

By
- Rebecca Lowe
March 15, 2026

| Housing Housing
| Expert Commentary Expert Commentary

More thoughts on the investor ban and on homebuilders | Erdmann Housing Tracker

By
- Kevin Erdmann
March 13, 2026

| F. A. Hayek Program F. A. Hayek Program
| Expert Commentary Expert Commentary

I am a hustler, baby/ I sell water to a well | Seeing like Chicago

By
- Erwin Dekker
March 13, 2026

| Emerging Scholars Program Emerging Scholars Program
| Expert Commentary Expert Commentary

Do more people write poetry than read it? | The Common Reader

By
- Henry Oliver
March 13, 2026

| Government Spending Government Spending
| Expert Commentary Expert Commentary

The Rare Earth Problem Washington Doesn't Want to Solve | The Unseen and The Unsaid

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- Veronique de Rugy
March 13, 2026