It is typical of the elite to lose faith in the messy processes of democracy and the normal political friction of legislation. Without the intrinsic faith in the people (and the wisdom of crowds) its too easy for them to look for shortcuts. For example, here is Peter Orszag, fresh from the Obama administration recommending […]
Month: September 2011
Why trade?
I have to trade because of the intellectual and emotional challenge and the satisfaction I get from trading well. I love to trade because I find it interesting, and it challenges me every day to discover who I am and what I can do. I like to trade because it combines my passions for action, research, intellectual challenge and adaptation. Trading […]
“Conclusions” about efficacy of Khan Academy
Mark Guzdial‘s always thoughtful blog on issues associated with computer science education, and larger education topics, surfaces this discussion of Khan Academy efficacy. My notes to self: This is why Research is capitalized in Action Research dont confuse activity with results. understand the importance of experimental design and critical thinking about conclusions that may be fairly […]
Robert Higgs on the connection between the private economy and property rights
Jim Rogers echoes these sentiments when he describes his preference for investing in regions with more political stability Here is Higgs on regime uncertainty As I understand regime uncertainty, it has to do with widespread inability to form confident expectations about future private property rights in all of their dimensions. Private property rights specify the property owner’s […]
Knee-jerk connected to the …nuclear football
What an artful turn of phrase, and one that I think captures the Perry phenomenon pretty well. RICK PERRY has never spent any serious time outside of Texas, except for a five-year stint in the military. Nobody sent him off to boarding school to expand his horizons. He grew up in Paint Creek, where he […]
Political correctness come full circle
There should be a lot of political correctness tap-dancing on this one. Choose your side and start shaking. Whose race card will trump the other? in the battle between the Native Americans, descendents of slaves held by the Cherokee, self-determination, and the Bureau of Indian Affairs http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/44516027/ns/us_news-life/#.TnCthk_VRSc Related articles Cherokee Nation (coffeenchat.wordpress.com) Why ‘Political Correctness’ […]
Other peoples’ moral courage with your money
Speaking truth to her own power as a legislator. Tirelessly finding ways to spend your money on her ideas. CHICAGO (WLS) – A lot of reaction Wednesday morning to Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky‘s interview with Don Wade and Roma. Schakowsky said that Americans don’t deserve to keep all of their money because we need taxes to support […]
Leavenworth Thunder post-tournament letter to parents
am very pleased with the girls effort this weekend. we had one bad half in the first game where we couldnt hold on to our lead. we used that experience to talk about the difference between confidence and mental toughness. Mental toughness, we decided is having the will and courage to get back up after […]
PBS: rigorous standards, universally applied, for the most part
I get outraged when right wing nuts claim the media is liberal and in the tank for BHO. I mean just look at the evidence. This is exactly the same treatment Palin of GWB would have received. Sometimes this left wing-media conspiracy stuff goes just a little bit too far. Its not as if BHO […]
House divided and class warfare: end of what’s left of the republic?
the mkt cant wait to hear Obama say something. yeah. meanwhile the dems are loading up their muskets for some good old class warfare with the middle class, as if the workers and the middle class ought to be on opposite sides of social issues. that’s just a win for pundits and media, and politicians. […]