Ken Burns Knows Who Won the American Revolution: “Ne’er-Do-Wells, Felons, and Immigrants”sciart0Nov 13, 20251 min read“I vowed after The Civil War not to do any more war films,” says the master documentarian. “It hurt too much.” Lucky for us, he couldn’t keep his promise—paving the way for The American Revolution,premiering this month on PBS.
The science and practice of constraints (and why we need them)The psychological reason complete freedom is a creative dead end
‘1873’ Review: When the World Went on SaleIn the railway age, a productivity boom and an investment bubble led to falling prices—and panicked bankers.
The Looming College-Enrollment Death Spiral (a 4CL replay)After many decades of democratization, higher education could once again become a luxury good.