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Downtown Revitalization

Popular rhetoric suggests that the health and revitalization of downtown districts are important for the development of cities. Since their formations in the early 20th century, downtowns have had peaks and troughs in importance due to the growing concentration of

Jolly Badger May 3, 2017May 3, 2017 Uncategorized Read more

Iannaccone’s Economics of Religion

For the second time this week, there has been a terror attack in Israel. The most recent was the stabbing of two orthodox Jews in Jerusalem by a man associated with Islam. Based on data from the Israeli foreign ministry,

Jolly Badger April 6, 2017 Uncategorized Read more

Appeal Mandatory Minimum Sentencing

One of the biggest challenges to the poor community is the Anti-Drug Abuse Act of 1986. Inspired by political aggression and one-upmanship, the act set mandatory minimum sentences on drug dealing offenses. At first harmless, the conspiracy amendments to the

Jolly Badger March 22, 2017March 22, 2017 Uncategorized Read more

Race, Marriage and Inequality

According to the Pew Research Center, Among full- and part-time workers in the U.S., blacks in 2015 earned just 75% as much as whites in median hourly earnings and women earned 83% as much as men.   Differences in education

Jolly Badger March 1, 2017February 25, 2017 Uncategorized Read more

Hayek vs. Keynes Rap Battle

A classic rap battle… or is it a Keynesian rap battle??

Jolly Badger February 7, 2017 Uncategorized Read more

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