Wednesday, May 14th, 2008
Thomas Sowell on the subject:
Why does college cost so much?
There are two basic reasons. The first is that people will pay what the colleges charge. The second is that there is little incentive for colleges to reduce the tuition they charge. ...
[An alternative to funding college education for the ...
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Wednesday, May 7th, 2008
Follow up to: Thomas Sowell on income inequality
Today Yahoo News reported the this Live Science article:
Conservatives Happier Than Liberals
Individuals with conservative ideologies are happier than liberal-leaners, and new research pinpoints the reason: Conservatives rationalize social and economic inequalities.
Regardless of marital status, income or church attendance, right-wing individuals reported greater life ...
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Wednesday, April 23rd, 2008
Arnold Kling (Swarthmore '75) has recommended a podcast by George Mason University Economics Professor Russ Roberts about basic economics. Kling writes that
If you had just one hour to learn essential, basic economics, listening to this talk would be the way to do it. The core topic is the reasons ...
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