TIL: Ancient Greeks Used Slaves as Auditors So They Could Be Beaten When They Screwed Up
I've had Jacob Soll's book The Reckoning: Financial Accountability and the Rise and Fall of Nations sitting in my bag forever, always intending to go up on the rooftop deck on a nice summer day with a cigar and a few beers to finish reading it. Of course, that never happens (usually because I drink […]