In The Darwin Economy a distinguished behavioral economist, Robert Frank, promises to put Adam Smith's “invisible hand narrative” into “context”. Neglecting history, empirical evidence, original sources, and a voluminous secondary literature, he fails to deliver. Frank predicts that one...

The search is on for low cost collaborative learning models that foster creative cooperation and growth through spontaneous competition. I propose that a traditional renga competition for stakes can fulfill several of those goals at once. “Capitalistic Crisis,” composed by five undergraduate...

Setting the table -- Economic thought among American aboriginals prior to European contact -- Economic thought in America's protohistorical period -- Economic thought in 18th century America prior to independence -- Economic thought in the new nation, 1776-1885 -- Economic thought in an era of...