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Why Adam Smith Would Have Been a Baseball Fan

American Institute for Economic Research, November 12, 2023

There is no evidence, as far as I know, that Adam Smith ever heard of the game of baseball (for the record, ChatGPT considers it “highly unlikely”). Nonetheless, the two were, broadly speaking, contemporaries and compatriots…

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Posted byPaul McDonnoldNovember 12, 2023January 19, 2025Posted inAIER, Essay/Op-EdTags:Economics, History, Sports

In Hurst, A Family Built Around Whirlyball

D Magazine Online, February 6, 2023

Maybe you’ve played the sport at a kid’s birthday party or during a corporate retreat. But for these men and women, it’s more than a hobby.

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Posted byPaul McDonnoldFebruary 8, 2023January 19, 2025Posted inD Magazine, Journalism, ReportageTags:Sports

Who Let the Dogs Out?

Magnolia Banner News, May 11, 2017

In Waldo they started young, with pick-up games on the outdoor court near the white, wood-sided building that housed first grade classes. Kids, mostly black, often in street clothes, yelled and dribbled and shot. The chain nets jangled whenever a ball dropped through.

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Posted byPaul McDonnoldMay 11, 2017July 14, 2022Posted inJournalismTags:Arkansas, Sports

Them Dry Bones

The story of the only Dinosaur remains ever found in the state of Arkansas.

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Posted byPaul McDonnoldSeptember 1, 2014July 26, 2021Posted inJournalismTags:Arkansas, Sports

A Story of Life

Arkansas Life, May 2014

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Posted byPaul McDonnoldMay 1, 2014July 26, 2021Posted inJournalismTags:Arkansas, Sports

Friday Night Darkness

Narratively, April 2, 2014

The nationwide debate about the safety of football collides with reality in a small Arkansas town.

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Posted byPaul McDonnoldApril 2, 2014March 17, 2021Posted inJournalism, NarrativelyTags:Arkansas, Sports

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