So Massachusetts is going to have its own public state law school . I can hear your cheers from here. YAY! I’m not going to start this off by noting that Shakespeare was entirely correct (Henry VI, Part 2, Act IV), because that would be somewhat cliche. Oh, wait. Let’s think about this for a [...]
Monthly Archives: February 2010
The Real Great Communicator
Ronald Reagan knew what America was supposed to be about, and knew whose fault it was if we failed to reach our potential. How sad that the goals of our current crop of “leaders” have strayed so very far from what they should be. President Reagan – Government is the Problem
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Sins of Economics and Economists
I had the distinct pleasure of taking a class from Professor McCloskey at the University of Iowa (Western Civilization, I believe), one of those 200+ student undergrad lecture affairs. He (she was a he, then) had certain rules, though, I will never forget: if you came to lecture (and he stated he didn’t really care [...]
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How to actually fix public education
The idea of free public education is a fine one, a laudable goal, IF it’s carried out intelligently and well. It’s not. Let’s begin with the seasonal nature of public education. The “summer break” began a hundred years ago with the necessity of childrens’ assistance with the crop harvest. I haven’t checked recently, but I [...]
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