Murals beautify some viaducts, while others are left bare and dirty. Why the disparity?
Curious City - City Beautiful? Why Some Chicago Neighborhoods Have Viaduct Art and Others Don’t
Murals beautify some viaducts, while others are left bare and dirty. Why the disparity?
50 Things That Made the Modern Economy - Concrete
It's improved health, school attendance, agricultural productivity and farm worker wages, but concrete has a poor reputation. It takes a lot of energy to produce and releases a great deal of CO2 in the process. However, architects appreciate its versatility and there are few more important inventions. Tim Harford tells the remarkable hidden story of a ubiquitous, unloved material.
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Cato Daily Podcast - Traficant: The Congressman of Crimetown
James Traficant was a folk hero, but his story should provide some understanding of this very strange election year. Eric Murphy is producer of Traficant: The Congressman of Crimetown.
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More or Less: Behind the Stats - Pensioners aren’t poor anymore
High-rolling pensioners? predicting Norovirus, air pollution deaths and lost or found?
Cato Daily Podcast - Libertarians, Class, and the Left
Libertarians often find it difficult to talk about class, but understanding how the state creates permanent classes may be essential to engaging with other ideological groups. Anthony Comegna comments.
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Bay Curious - Where Did the Wild Parrots of San Francisco Come From?
The busy streets of San Francisco seems like the last place you'd find wild parrots. And yet, there they are. How'd they get here?
Reported by Jessica Placzek. Produced and edited by Olivia Allen-Price, Vinnee Tong, Paul Lancour and Julia McEvoy. Theme music by Pat Mesiti-Miller.
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Cato Daily Podcast - After the Election, What You (and They) Should Read
What should Hillary Clinton, Donald Trump, Gary Johnson, and you be reading this Thanksgiving? Sarah Skwire makes a few suggestions.
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The Gist - Revenge of the Music Nerds
Our favorite cultural cabal in Cleveland has spoken. The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame has announced its nominees for induction in 2017—and the picks are incomparable as always, with Chic, Pearl Jam, and Kraftwerk in the running. Chris Molanphy discusses shoo-ins and long shots. He writes the “Why Is This Song No. 1?“ column for Slate.
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Cato Daily Podcast - The DEA’s Quiet War on Kratom
Kratom is a plant the DEA wants banned, but it's far from clear that it poses any serious danger. Andrew Turner, a veteran with post-traumatic stress, is among those who say they benefit enormously from using kratom.
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