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Living in Wartime
http://livinginwartime.wordpress.com/
A blog of WWII wisdom for our Post-9/11 world.
Recent Posts
Experiencing furloughs
In California many state workers have been put on “furlough”. These forced days “off” are accompanied by a reduction in pay. Though temporary, they are particularly difficult for those with lots of obligations. It’s a re...
The Great Depression analogy
Over at The Atlantic, Megan McArdle had this to say about the analogy between the current recession and the Great Depression. I don’t want to push the Great Depression analogy too far, but what’s surprising when you go back to primary sou...
Score one for frugality
No inaugural bash as usual for University of North Carolina at Greensboro. ...
Lessons of the Great Depression
Harvard Economic professor Robert Barro on lessons from the Great Depression. He’s interviewed by the website, The Browser. B: I thought that the Great Depression was the ultimate cautionary tale on the dangers of protectionism. That’s not th...
Haymarket Strike
Even though the topic isn’t always pleasant, this blog has helped me to learn more about the past srtuggles and economic conflicts. The Haymarket Srike is one example. Living in Wartime ← Visit site ...
Keeping the recession from becoming a Depression
Mort Zuckerman suggests ways for avoid a “deep” recession. The article is from October 2008. I wonder what his views are now. The inescapable bad news is that a serious recession is inevitable given the damage to the financial sector and ...

