Daily Archives: September 11, 2012

A gender-sensitive surname transmission system among Tarascan Indians in colonial Mexico

Readers of joelontheroad my be surprised to learn that during the same time that I’ve been publishing blog articles about abuses in school finance in Michigan 19 years ago and in California right now, I’ve also been conducting research into … Continue reading

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How to stop a bank run — again

This is the story that knocked my blog offline in fall 2008. There were bank runs back then, and the idea that one person would defy convention and two presidents seemed quite novel. Here, for fun, is that story: By … Continue reading

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