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Garritt C. Van Dyk

Garritt C. Van Dyk

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From peasant fodder to posh fare: how snails and oysters became luxury foods

Oysters and escargot are recognised as luxury foods around the world – but they were once valued by the lower classes as cheap sources of protein.

23.05.2025 40

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Garritt C. Van Dyk

The origin story of the Anzac biscuit is largely myth – but that shouldn’t obscure the history of women during the war

The Anzac biscuit is a cultural icon, invented after the first world war. But women still provided necessities and small comforts to the ANZACs.

24.04.2025 9

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Garritt C. Van Dyk

Consumer resistance is rising in the age of Trump. History shows how boycotts can be effective

The fragile global economy could fuel the boycotts of companies that have aligned themselves with the policies of Donald Trump.

05.03.2025 60

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Garritt C. Van Dyk

Trump is reviving a tariff strategy from America’s ‘Gilded Age’. It didn’t end well last time

Donald Trump praises the 19th-century “reciprocal” tariff policy of former president William McKinley. But that strategy damaged the US economy...

24.02.2025 10

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Garritt C. Van Dyk

'America First' trade policy is pushing economic self-sufficiency - but history shows this is harder than it seems

10.02.2025 10

Canberra Times

Garritt C. Van Dyk

‘America First’ trade policy is pushing economic self-sufficiency – but history shows this is harder than it seems

Economic self-sufficiency can bring higher costs and higher inflation. Instead, countries need to be nimble, rather than isolated, to survive economic...

09.02.2025 7

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Garritt C. Van Dyk