Lowering the Price of a College Education
Yesterday Wachovia was bought by Citibank.
My kids 529’s were with Wachovia, so what if they have been wiped out?
Well, then so have everyone else’s.
So the price of a college education just went down…
Economy As Poker
I formally began my studies as a Ph.D. student in Economics a little over a month ago. Already I have friends and family phoning me asking me what I think about the recent financial crisis. I give my opinions, share my feelings, and try to help them all as best I can. But […]
I KNOW That Guy!
I posted recently about Being Consumed by William Cavanaugh. Reflecting yesterday I realized that I had heard him speak at Duke University about 4 years ago. He was guest lecturing in Hauerwas’ Christian Ethics class speaking on (shocker) the evils of Capitalism. I remember appreciating his thoughts on Eucharist, but having a hard time with […]
Tipping Point Marketing Strate.. oops!
I am at Border’s Café in Fairfax, VA, and watching the coffee counter. There teeters a small sign, encased in plastic, resting on a plastic base. Every third customer bumps this sign and knocks it over, causing a small fuss. This is pure accident on the part of the coffee shop management, to have encased […]
On Not Being Consumed
William Cavanaugh is a theologian, not an economist, so we don’t expect perfect economic theory from his book Being Consumed: Economics and Christian Desire. Having been recommended by several especially bright friends, all engaged in Neo-Anabaptist Theology and cultural discussion, I was hoping for a strong argument against consumerism and against free markets which would […]