Inequality
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June 15, 2016
Cornelius Vanderbilt – New Biography by T. J. Stiles
Originally published July 14, 2010 · republished 2016
Even though Cornelius Vanderbilt funded the establishment of Vanderbilt University, my alma mater, it would be difficult to argue that he was a philanthropist or…
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June 15, 2016
Industrialization of America: A Refreshing Story
Originally published May 17, 2011 · republished 2016
I am reading History of the American People by Paul Johnson, a British citizen who has written a fascinating outsiders view of America after several books in…
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August 14, 2016
Equal Pay for Equal Work (February 4, 2015)
Originally published February 4, 2015 · republished 2016
In my early days at Eastman Chemical, in the late 1960’s, I learned a lot of practical stuff about chemical plant construction, and a little…
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