1688; The Glorious Revolution; Setting the Table for a Feast

You can send a text, include contact info to get a response. The first of a six episode arc on the Early Enlightenment. We emphasize the clash of ideas, then the content of ideas, then biography. ...

27 Des 202337min

You can send a text, include contact info to get a response. The Fiscal Military State concept is a valid tool for analyzing the role of government in this era, not to imply it's an ideal form of an...

14 Des 202327min

You can send a text, include contact info to get a response. We finish up the crime issues, the bloody codes, private prosecution of crime, transportation to Australia, that we began last episode. ...

30 Nov 202333min

You can send a text, include contact info to get a response. We take a close look at local government during the 1700-1850 period. What work happened at the parish level? The Poor Laws, a unique...

16 Nov 202326min

You can send a text, include contact info to get a response. 80% of criminal prosecutions are brought privately by the victims, with over 450 associations established to support criminal prosecution...

2 Nov 202322min

You can send a text, include contact info to get a response. Paradox abounds when we look at entrepreneurs. Expected returns are negative, but this doesn't really matter and we explain why. Bankru...

19 Okt 202326min

You can send a text, include contact info to get a response. Alternative Title: Families, Firms and Factories. Half the episode is a deep dive into the trio of Samuel Bentham, Marc Brunel, and Henr...

5 Okt 202342min

You can send a text, include contact info to get a response. A novel theory of the distribution of consumption during the end of the 2nd hundred years war is developed. We explain the problems of r...

21 Sep 202354min