Independence Day
At risk of sounding unpatriotic, a few thoughts intended quite to the contrary. I note that politicians--incumbents and declared...
David Brooks: The Inequality Problem
David Brooks offers a wonderfully written article in Friday's NYT about a current (and critically important) topic. The only paragraph...
Flaws in Legos "Fractions" Teaching Tool
This is the solution to the Friday, January 17 puzzle I offered on facebook after "sharing" the original meme universally praised for its...
Burst and Bust--The Emerging Promise of U.S. Higher Education
The Wall Street Journal is doing all it can to focus the business community on the problems facing U.S. higher education. First, a...
Deslatte: Florida incentive programs receive mixed report card
Aaron Deslatte's January 3rd column covered the release of a report during the past week by the Florida Office of Economic & Demographic...
Exploring the High Costs of Healthcare
This is an extraordinary video on the problem of U.S. healthcare costs. The extraordinary command of the data is compelling. However, it...
Aaron Deslatte's column: "Tale of 2 Economies"
Aaron Deslatte, Capital Bureau Chief for the Orlando Sentinel, predicts in a recent column that the 2014 Florida gubernatorial race will...
Economics on one foot
"Economics on One Foot" by Dr. Art Carden now with Samford University in Alabama originally posted by LearnLiberty.org #artcarden #economics
Individuals and the Rule of the Majority
A recent discovery of Randall Holcombe's book, "From Liberty to Democracy" (2002) opened by eyes anew to the contrast between the...
The trap of false dilemmas
Something in the Florida summer air is impacting the nature of discussions within which I've found myself entangled lately. Arguments...
