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AUGUST 3 8 C.E.: Roman Empire general Tiberius defeats Dalmatians on the river Bathinus. As the stepson of Augustus, Tiberius would become Caesar four years after this victory.  Tiberius did appoint Pontius Pilate as the procurator of Judea.  On the...

In my new book An Entrepreneur's Manifesto, I have proposed an Entrepreneur's Bill of Rights, modeled on the great amendments to our Constitution that have helped preserve and extend liberty and prosperity to more and more sectors of our society since...

Cesar Hidalgo of MIT and the author of Why Information Grows talks with EconTalk host Russ Roberts about the growth of knowledge and know-how in the modern economy. Hidalgo emphasizes the importance of networks among innovators and creators and the role...

Don’t contemplate away from the screen! Don’t aroynt to the concession stand for a beer! You’ll miss event, because football keeps speeding up. The urge-up offense is causing total snaps by game to increase. Last season, the New England Patriots snapped...

“Pot-bellied pigs have been wildly unfashionable since 2005. Owning a pot-bellied pig is frowned upon almost as much as being a Christian.” 1. These are the words of Erlich Bachman in the most recent episode of HBO’s Silicon Valley, perhaps the funniest...