Social and Economic Theory

By Dint:

Who Will Bell the Cat? "Piers Plowman" and 14th Century Social and Economic Theory. William Langland, 1332-1400. Poem: Langland adds to Aesop's Fable about belling the cat. The plan failed because noone would do it. What would have happened if the cat indeed had been belled. Far worse for the community. Find out why.

Rumpelstiltskin  When you don't know the answer, sneak around and cheat. Bartering with the Mannikin? Never a good idea, but here it leads to a Bad End for the Mannikin.

Sassafras:  Industry Opportunity; Social and Economic Uses

Sassafras - Industry Pressure to Call Safrole, a Food Component, an Additive?.  FDA exerts jurisdiction over safrole merely because of a label.  The carcinogenicity of safrole in sassafras is no greater than the the safrole in your spice or herb shelf.  Test that. Is that so?