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Who Invented the Alphabet?

Who Invented the Alphabet?

Via: Bob Nelson  •  The Beacon  •  7 Comments  •  5 years ago

When I was a kid, I learned to keep track of whatever I was counting by marking down by fives: That seems pretty simple, but it requires several levels of abstraction: quantification,...
Who's Radical Now? The Case of Minimum Wages

Who's Radical Now? The Case of Minimum Wages

Via: Bob Nelson  •  The Beacon  •  1 Comments  •  5 years ago

I've followed the debate about the minimum wage among economists, for a couple decades now. There was a time when some serious people wrote papers about the negative effects it would have,...
1 in 3 Europeans say US can't be trusted

1 in 3 Europeans say US can't be trusted

Via: Bob Nelson  •  The Beacon  •  19 Comments  •  5 years ago

The Politico article is an introduction to that of the European Council on Foreign Relations . It's a remarkably dense, detailed examination of what Europeans think of America....
Proud Boys, Seizing Trump's Call to Washington, Helped Lead Capitol Attack

Proud Boys, Seizing Trump's Call to Washington, Helped Lead Capitol Attack

Via: Bob Nelson  •  The Beacon  •  0 Comments  •  5 years ago

30 Things Donald Trump Did as President You Might Have Missed

30 Things Donald Trump Did as President You Might Have Missed

Via: Bob Nelson  •  The Beacon  •  4 Comments  •  5 years ago

This is pretty exhaustive. I'm saving it for future reference. There are a couple of successes. Some middlin' stuff. And a lot of "accomplishments" that hurt most Americans.
Trump's China tech war contributes to automakers' chip shortage

Trump's China tech war contributes to automakers' chip shortage

Via: Bob Nelson  •  The Beacon  •  7 Comments  •  5 years ago

Remind me why we're having a trade war against China?? Now we have our farmers on welfare, and our auto factories stopped. And still... no one has explained to me how anything Huawei...
TIMEOUT! ..... We need a break... A STACK OF MAPS!

TIMEOUT! ..... We need a break... A STACK OF MAPS!

By: Bob Nelson  •  The Beacon  •  11 Comments  •  5 years ago

 ★  Peloponnesian City states and kingdoms around 530 BC  ★ Roads built by the Roman Empire  ★ How Antarctica would look like...
Electric Cars Are Better for the Planet - and Often Your Budget, Too

Electric Cars Are Better for the Planet - and Often Your Budget, Too

Via: Bob Nelson  •  The Beacon  •  130 Comments  •  5 years ago

Trying to compare electric to gasoline is difficult. Gasoline is hugely subsidized - something like eighty or ninety percent of its pump price . You pay for your neighbor's...
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