Fun Fact: just as Topeka temporarily changed its name to Google, Kansas (and sparked the search engine April Fool’s joke), the state capital previously changed its name to ToPikachu in 1998 to honor the Pokemon franchise. From The Christian Science Monitor I wonder how many hits The Culture Market would require in order for Topeka, [...]

The market revolution transformed the culture and the religious life of the United States in the period between the Revolution and the Civil War. What had been a rural, traditional society was now undergoing profound change. The market revolution sped up change. It brought uncertainty and anxiety and it evoked the thinly repressed insecurity of [...]

…40% of the unemployed, particularly in manufacturing, are permanently unemployable. “So, those people are displaced. The recovery is happening. It’s very real, but the economy doesn’t want their skills for one reason or another.” He says, “it’s very real but economy doesn’t want their skills.” from Techticker.com