Author DM Celley

THE SANTA FE RAILROAD’S IMPACT ON GROWTH IN AMERICA

It should come as no surprise that railroads played a crucial part of the economic growth of the western United States, especially in the second half of the nineteenth century and the first half of the twentieth.  Railroads carried passengers, cargo, and mail, back and forth from midwestern departure points to the west coast.  The

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THE FUTURE OF THE DOWNTOWN OFFICE BUILDING

There was a time when millions of office workers throughout the U.S. would commute each workday morning from home to an office building for work.  Along came the Covid pandemic which changed everything.  To maintain social distancing offices were closed, and office workers worked remotely from workstations at home.  As the pandemic winds down, will

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ARE ECONOMIC SANCTIONS USEFUL?

Sanctions have become the central tool of foreign policy for many governments.  The goal of sanctions is to promote changes in a foreign government’s economic behavior when diplomacy has not worked, and military action is unwarranted.  Sanctions can range from trade embargoes to specific actions against individuals, companies, countries, or entire economic sectors.  In the

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