Image Source What is Expert Power Expert Power is when an expert is able to sway a situation because they are so highly respected in their field of study, that no one questions them. Expert power is dangerous

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Image Source This post is in response to the question “Is the United States in a bubble? If so, what events led to the bubble?” posed by @haydenhirzel12 What Are Financial Bubbles? Troy Segal (2021) on

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Image Source The Myth of the Robber Barons Dr. Burt Folsom, in a speech over his book The Myth of the Robber Barons, detailed some lesser-known information about the beginnings of industrialization in

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Image Source This post is a reflection on the talk “The Cure That Works: How to Have the World’s Best Healthcare” given by Dr. Sean Flynn at Oklahoma State University in 2020. Dr. Flynn uses Singapore’s

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Image Source This post is a reflection on the documentary Poverty, Inc. that was produced, written, and directed by Michael Matheson Miller in 2014. Throughout the documentary, the viewer is exposed to

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Image Source This post is in response to the question “Why is federalism important to our nation's government and structure?”( by @newtonquach Origins of Federalism in the United States The United States

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