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Articles 1-16 out of 16 article(s) Title Author Type Date Words A revealing window on the U.S. economy in depression and war: hours worked, 1929-1950. Higgs, Robert Essay Jun 22, 2009 4097 The great depression: how a child of immigrants coped with hunger and uncertainty in the 1930s. McCabe, Suzanne May 11, 2009 1398 The Harding way: the president infamous for Teapot Dome knew that cutting government was the best way to end a depression. Woods, Thomas E., Jr. May 4, 2009 1446 Lessons from the great inflation: Paul Volcker and Ronald Reagan's forgotten miracle created a quarter century of prosperity--and a dangerous bubble of complacency. Samuelson, Robert J. Jan 1, 2009 3471 Our deflated future? Probably not. Gordon, John Steele Cover story Dec 15, 2008 1429 2008 on the ground: common sense. Esche, Charles Dec 1, 2008 2307 Back to the barricades: free markets are under attack again. Welch, Matt Dec 1, 2008 1282 Goodbye Gordon Gekko: the Crash of 2008, which is now wiping out trillions of dollars of our people's wealth, is, like the Crash of 1929, likely to mark the end of one era and the onset of another. Buchanan, Patrick J. Oct 6, 2008 766 Inventing America: the blessings that made America the most prosperous society in human history are freedom, free enterprise, and entrepreneurship. Newman, Alex Cover story Apr 14, 2008 2471 Sound money: key to prosperity: because sound money is a key to having financial security and enjoying the benefits of liberty, it should never be taken for granted and never be allowed to disappear. McManus, John F. Apr 14, 2008 1434 Can students learn economics in U.S. history? Niederjohn, M. Scott; Schug, Mark C. Report Mar 22, 2008 2798 The federal government instituted a tax on long-distance phone calls to pay for the Spanish-American War. Brief article Jul 3, 2006 35 Protecting Confederate soldiers and mothers: pensions, gender, and the welfare state in the U.S. South, a case study from Florida. Green, Elna C. Jun 22, 2006 13835 How Africa developed Europe and America. Boateng, Osei Oct 1, 2005 2500 Thomas Jefferson's Empire of Liberty: where some saw' howling wilderness' Thomas Jefferson saw only potential. Brinkley, Douglas Aug 1, 2003 4283 Cheap energy and the economic boom. Ciscel, David H. Dec 22, 1989 1195