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Weekly Roundup
August 8, 2026
Connecting economics, current events, and history, this week's economic news roundup ranges from the drought and the Danube to lettuce.
August 2026 Friday’s e-links: More Than the Facts
e-links
August 7, 2026
The Economic Side of Explosive Diarrhea
Regulatory Policy
August 7, 2026
Why Hungary Worries About Water
Environment
August 6, 2026
When To Ban a Fast Food Drive-Through
Food and Drink
August 5, 2026
When We Drift to the Left
Elaine Schwartz - July 20, 2026
The 6 Facts We Need To Know About Oil Markets
Elaine Schwartz - July 16, 2026
How T. Rex Became a Multi-Million Dollar Dinosaur
Elaine Schwartz - July 15, 2026
Why Second Placers Are the Saddest Losers
Elaine Schwartz - July 13, 2026
Elaine Schwartz - March 1, 2026
Accordng Baumol's Cost Disease, the reason we pay more to our babysitters is not because they are doing a better job.
Where To Find the AI In Our Lives
Elaine Schwartz - November 30, 2025
The Real Tariff Story
Elaine Schwartz - August 28, 2025
The Island With No Traffic Lights
Elaine Schwartz - July 18, 2025
The Story of a $10 Million Handbag
Elaine Schwartz - July 15, 2025
Why We Can Celebrate Economic Independence On July 4th
Elaine Schwartz - July 5, 2026
Why the Dow Is More Than an Average
Elaine Schwartz - June 24, 2026
What Does SpaceX Get Paid For?
Elaine Schwartz - June 9, 2026
When a Watch Is About More Than Time
Elaine Schwartz - May 18, 2026
Elaine Schwartz - August 8, 2026
Connecting economics, current events, and history, this week's economic news roundup ranges from the drought and the Danube to lettuce.
Why Hungary Worries About Water
Elaine Schwartz - August 6, 2026
When To Ban a Fast Food Drive-Through
Elaine Schwartz - August 5, 2026
Why Spider-Man is Cool
Elaine Schwartz - August 4, 2026
Why We Worry About Space Debris
Elaine Schwartz - August 3, 2026
econguest - January 11, 2026
Whether looking at toys or travel and a slew of other topics, our econlife 2025 Holiday Quiz has some surprises.
Econlife Quiz: Halloween
econguest - November 2, 2025
Econlife Quiz: Holidays
econguest - July 2, 2025
Elaine Schwartz - August 7, 2026
For the first of our August e-links, we suggest a carefully curated, non-partisan source of facts about the United States from Steve Ballmer.
July 2026 Friday’s e-links: Apple’s Past Earnings and Future Guidance
Elaine Schwartz - July 31, 2026
July 2026 Friday’s e-links: When Two Comedians Focused on the Fed
Elaine Schwartz - July 24, 2026
