In the last three years many thousand American boys have been compelled, like Gilbert, to give up their cherished hopes, and exchange school-life for narrow means and hard work. Nothing is more uncertain than...
State-ownership across the Middle East slows economic development and stirs ethnic tensions. Dalibor Rohac in a new Cato Policy Analysis, looks and the size and scope of state ownership across Middle East North Africa (MENA) countries...
Students researching and debating the U.S./Middle East topic will likely clock plenty of hours toward history, geography, economics, and international relations coursework. In this post I suggest some organizing themes for research, and recommend...
Okay, the title is sort of a play on words. But life is difficult, even for the rich. And growing up, maybe life is especially hard for the rich. Children face unique challenges growing...
Maybe I am predisposed against the CBS video linked below because I disagree with the claims made. Readers can become viewers and decide for themselves. Just click the link: Timothy Noah on America’s income...
2014 Economic Thinking Workshop Schedule (Update September 6) Stoa Workshops (economics of federal electronic surveillance) • September 25, New Braunfels, Texas (flyer image below) • October 10, Dallas, Texas (tentative) • October 24, Huntsville...
2014 Economic Thinking Workshops Schedule (Updated October 1) ET Workshops (NCFCA, Stoa, CCNW) (programs for public school debate listed separately below) • September 10 or 11, Tomball/Magnolia, Texas (tentative) (NCFCA) • September 25, New...
For NCFCA LD students researching the topic Resolved: In the realm of economics, freedom ought to be valued above equity, economist Don Boudreaux explains why an introduction to the “realm of economics” in undergraduate...
Where might you look in the 1920s to 1950s for an intellectual atmosphere vibrant with discussions of classical liberal ideals, defending freedom and democracy and a strong civil society? Consider the country where a leading...
In a Wired series on how to “save the net,” Bruce Schneier argues the best reform for the NSA is a full break up. Founded over 60 years ago, it may be time to...
