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Haym Salomon funded not only the Revolutionary War but several leading politicians. He died on January 6, 1785 - bankrupt

Robert Morris University’s president is leaving the Moon Township-based school next month to become a top official Arizona State University, which is trying to create a national university, Robert Morris officials said Tuesday. Chris Howard, who has been RMU president since February 2016, will join Arizona State as the executive

Cronyism: Liberty versus Power in Early America, 1607–1849 by Patrick Newman Mises Institute, 2021, 362 pp. Patrick Newman dedicates Cronyism to Murray Rothbard, and it is a fitting choice, as this outstanding book continues and extends Rothbard’s brilliant interpretation of American history. Newman is eminently qualified to do so, having edited both the fifth volume of Rothbard’s Conceived in Liberty and his The Progressive Era. Like Rothbard also, he tells us exactly the principles ...

Cronyism: when the government passes policies to benefit special-interest politicians, bureaucrats, businesses, and other groups at the expense of the general public

Please note: This is an original piece of writing by me - it was not copied from someplace else. It was originally a uni assignment which I wrote in a c...

Speaking to Finn Blythe as his new exhibition Shine opens in Florence, artist Jeff Koons speaks on his glistening works and the metaphysics of the mirror

Thursday May 13th, 2021 10:00am (Photo Courtesy: Dave Anderson)  We made it! After months of wondering whether the 2021 season would even happen, the powers that be figured it out. The student-athletes and coaches stayed as safe and healthy as possible under unprecedented circumstances (can we retire that phrase soon?). And now, we’ve arrived at May Madness.  Choosing the 29-team field involved some unprecedented (sorry) discussions. The Big Ten only played conference opponents. Some teams ...

Thursday May 13th, 2021 10:00am (Photo Courtesy: Dave Anderson)  We made it! After months of wondering whether the 2021 season would even happen, the powers that be figured it out. The student-athletes and coaches stayed as safe and healthy as possible under unprecedented circumstances (can we retire that phrase soon?). And now, we’ve arrived at May Madness.  Choosing the 29-team field involved some unprecedented (sorry) discussions. The Big Ten only played conference opponents. Some teams ...

Robert Morris hasn't beat an ACC opponent yet this season, but the Colonials played close with Duke and Virginia earlier this season.

A recap of the ACC tournament quarterfinals, RMU wins the MAC and a Chase Scanlan update.