Historical Fiction from Sir Walter Scott to Georgette Heyer and Hilary Mantel Until the 1970s, historical fiction was a scorned genre that...
Gresham and Defoe (underwriters): The Origins of London Marine Insurance This lecture explores the astonishing history of marine insurance underwriting...
Banned Books and Freedom of Expression The right to free expression is severely threatened in many...
How to get ahead in commerce: The sure-fire ways to make money One school of thought says that markets are just casinos...
Local or global? Network economics and the new economy Should we prefer the brittle resilience of a very nervous...
Fads and fashions: If they are so bad, why are they so rapidly rich? We all know that celebrities, sports stars, estate agents, banks...
Standards Markets: The free market response to regulation Michael Mainelli, Mercers' School Memorial Professor of Commerce with Paul...
Is the First Amendment the Greatest Right of All? This lecture discusses a hierarchy of rights. Is the First...