Why have we stopped dreaming about giant vegetables?
Forty or fifty years ago the size of families tended to be a little larger. Sure, there was less birth control, but people also seemed to want to have more kids than they want today. Smaller families are a luxury good, like clean water and air. Half a century ago futurists dreamed […]
How to use graphs, ven diagrams, etc.
Indexed shows us all how it ought to be done, a must read for every into econ student.
Nod to Cafe Hayek.
Link to my new page
I’m now helping some Ap Micro students. This is our blog.
Authority vs. Revelation
My good friend Br. Chris Coucheron-Aamot has written a wonderful paper on Justin’s Apology. I thoroughly enjoyed every word of it, but especially appreciated this paragraph.Philosophers then contain some truth, but can’t be wholly trusted. They are like witnesses who can be trusted in a few areas, but not in others. This is consistent […]
You greedy little bugger!
Thomas Sowell provokes us to ask: are you greedy?If I offered you $100 right now would you take it?What if I offered you $200? Well, shucks, looks like you are greedy. Or maybe you just aren’t stupid. What about me, the guy offering you the money, am I greedy? Am […]
Some People Are Just Smarter Than Others
The Wall Street Journal has had a short series of op-ed pieces by CHarles Murray discussing education this past week here, here, and here.Similarly, Newmark’s Door linked us to a couple of essays by Arnold Kling.One quote, “My recollection from my career in government and business is that written communication skills still matter. Out of […]
How to make good rules
Walter Williams latest here.
My favorite part:The kind of rules we should have are the kind that we’d make if our worst enemy were in charge. My mother created a mini-version of such a rule. Sometimes she would ask either me or my sister to evenly divide the last piece of cake or pie to share […]
You need a good laugh
You may have seen this one already.
But now you need to see this.
100
Tomorrow is the 100th day of school for my daughters. Teacher asked them to bring in 100 things to count. This was fun, and it gave me an idea for all you out there. Find 100 things in your house that you can do without. Stuff you don’t want back. […]
Will I Get A Refund?
Banks, Libraries, Post Offices, and the Stock Markets were closed today. Federal employees had the day off in rememberance of President Ford.Who gave them the day off? I suppose the Prsident did, but who do all these people work for? Supposedly you and me. Did you give them the day off? […]