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August 14, 2026
Friday's e-links
August 14, 2026
August 2026 Friday’s e-links: A Great Movie

Continuing with our August e-links, I recommend a film whose focus I never thought would totally grab my attention.

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August 10, 2026
S&P 500 bull markets
August 10, 2026
Do We Have a FOMO or FEMO S&P 500 Bull Market?

Looking at today's S&P 500 bull market, we can identify its place in history and decide if FOMO or FEMO pushed it skyward.

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June 12, 2026
Friday's e-links
June 12, 2026
June 2026 Friday’s e-links: A Novel Recommendation

Continuing with our June e-links, I recommend a feel-good book that I am reading in small batches so it lasts longer.

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June 5, 2026
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June 5, 2026
June 2026 Friday’s e-links: Becoming More Creative

Continuing with our June e-links, we look at a podcast that uses science and history to teach us how to become more creative.

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September 16, 2025
Costco's perks
September 16, 2025
How Costco Is Like an Airline

Whether it's Costco's perk for its Executive Members or the extra fees that airlines charge, retailers target customers that can pay more.

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July 4, 2025
Friday's e-links
July 4, 2025
July 2025 Friday’s e-links: A Film About Feminism and Iran

As we begin our July e-links, I start with a film recommendation that relates to Iran, to feminism, and to a history of great books.

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May 23, 2025
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May 23, 2025
May 2025 Friday’s e-links: A “Cautionary Tale”

Continuing our May e-links, I recommend a podcast from economist Tim Harford that appears to be about a canal but tells us much more.

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January 31, 2025
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January 31, 2025
February 2025 Friday’s e-links: A Historian’s Life

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January 10, 2025
Friday's e-links
January 10, 2025
January 2025 Friday’s e-links: Learning About the Future From NVIDIA

Continuing our January e-links, this week, for what we need to know about AI, we recommend the CES keynote speech from Nvidia's CEO.

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August 5, 2024
country medals
August 5, 2024
Should We Pay a Gold Medalist?

With the International Olympic Committee having announced gold medalist compensation, we can ask who ahould be paid.

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June 30, 2024
yellow tennis balls
June 30, 2024
Why Our Tennis Balls Are Yellow

For a surprising reason, we have to look back to 1972 to find out why we have yellow tennis balls and not white ones.

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February 13, 2024
Valentine's economics
February 13, 2024
What Economists Say On Valentine’s Day

From graphs to behavioral economics and free trade, our Valentine's economics again illustrates that economics is everywhere.

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