From time to time you read about industry lobbyists who pressure our government into easing some of the regulations on factories to reduce smog-causing chemicals. These regulations were put in place for very good reasons, and the idea that the… Read More
During the building of St. Petersburg (1703 – 16) laborers were paid only half a ruble per month. They died by the thousands of disease, starvation, and exhaustion. No wheelbarrows were available, so they transported construction materials in their uplifted caftans.