“Nancy and I always believed that if you didn’t want the kids to overspend their allowances, you didn’t give them the money in the first place.” Ronald Reagan As quoted by James Srodes in his excellent article, “The Great Recession of 2011-2012″ in the February issue of American Spectator. No econometrics necessary. Just a smidge [...]
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Four important books a year
Imagine my surprise when a post I did a few weeks ago referencing Dierdre McCloskey was not only spotted by her (or, I’m guessing, a google search feed, considering how unlikely it would be for her to be ambling down this particularly new and untrod path), but referenced on her site and commented upon by [...]
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Yeah, THIS is what we need
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 [...]
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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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Quote for today
“I would rather be ashes than dust! I would rather that my spark should burn out in a brilliant blaze than it should be stifled by dry-rot. I would rather be a superb meteor, every atom of me in magnificent glow, than a sleepy and permanent planet. The proper function of man is to live, [...]
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Will Phillips, hero for today
It seems a young man from Arkansas, age 10, has his own opinion on the Pledge of Allegiance. I don’t think my kids even have the Pledge in their school these days. Do yours?
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why I am joining the battle
“No one can find a safe way out for himself if society is sweeping towards destruction. Therefore, everyone, in his own interests, must thrust himself vigorously into the intellectual battle. None can stand aside with unconcern; the interests of everyone hang on the result.” Ludwig von Mises, 1922
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