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Tuesday, February 11, 2020
A review of PBS's “Edison: The Father of Invention” (American Experience)
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“I have not failed. I've just found 10,000 ways that won't work.” – Thomas Alva Edison The great “geek” questions: “Edison or ...
Wednesday, July 31, 2019
Why do we give patent-holders monopolies on the production of their product?
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“[The Congress shall have the power] To promote the progress of science and useful arts, by securing for limited times to authors and inv...
Friday, July 8, 2016
A review of “The Men Who Built America” (History Channel)
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"The Men Who Built America" is something of a rarity in the world of documentaries , because it is one of the few history progra...
Tuesday, April 7, 2015
Are monopolies really as dangerous as Marx said they were?
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"Competition engenders misery, it foments civil war, it 'changes natural zones,' mixes up nationalities, causes trouble in fa...
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