https://commercialsociety.net/taxonomy/term/145/all en https://commercialsociety.net/node/495 <h2>On the Shores of Cape Cod, Where The Oyster Is Their World </h2> pollution, development and over harvesting have greatly diminished America&#039;s natural oyster habitat. Aquaculture and adaptable farmers have changed the game. Read more Thu, 13 Aug 2020 22:46:03 +0000 tlwagner 495 at https://commercialsociety.net https://commercialsociety.net/node/374 <h2>The Homestead Act - History Channel </h2> Historian Matthew Pinsker explains the Homestead Act in the context of the Civil War, when it was passed. Read more Tue, 24 Sep 2019 23:20:11 +0000 tlwagner 374 at https://commercialsociety.net https://commercialsociety.net/node/373 <h2>Bone Wars: The Cope-Marsh Rivalry</h2> The rivalry between brilliant paleontologists Edward Drinker Cope and Othniel Charles Marsh dominated American science during the second half of the 19th century. Read more Tue, 24 Sep 2019 19:03:52 +0000 tlwagner 373 at https://commercialsociety.net https://commercialsociety.net/node/149 <h2>The Tragedy of The Commons</h2> In this video, we take a look at common goods. Common resources are nonexcludable but rival. For instance, no one can be excluded from fishing for tuna, but they are rival — for every tuna caught, there is one less for everyone else. Nonexcludable but rival resources often lead to what we call a “tragedy of the commons.” Read more Wed, 15 May 2019 19:24:32 +0000 tlwagner 149 at https://commercialsociety.net https://commercialsociety.net/node/148 <h2>Tragedy of The Commons - Learn Liberty</h2> As Prof. Sean Mulholland at Stonehill College explains, the &#039;tragedy of the commons&#039; occurs when individuals acting independently end up depleting shared resources, such as fisheries or pastureland. Read more Wed, 15 May 2019 19:23:02 +0000 tlwagner 148 at https://commercialsociety.net