Economics

Half The Schools in Kansas City, MO closing down!

Monday, March 8th, 2010

Stumbled across this article tonight:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/03/07/kansas-city-public-school_n_489145.html
Ever think of moving to Missouri?  It’s really nice.  I love it here.  And man will you be impressed when you come and take a look at our schools!  Your kids’ mouths will drop as you tour our campuses.
Olympic sized swimming pools, recording studios,  fencing programs… yep, I’m not kidding.  Sounds [...]

A Duck Out Of Water

Saturday, March 6th, 2010

I was looking over my site just last night, and I got to thinking how I’ve failed my goals once again.   *Bangs head into desk* …Be emotional.  Show love…  Emotions… Emotions… Ok, I need to apologize.  The other day I was talking about Paul Sameulson’s textbook, and was saying some things about it.   I made [...]

Wars Bring Prosperity!

Monday, March 1st, 2010

Recently I’ve been trying to keep my stress levels down, considering that I just recently learned from my neuroscience lectures that stress kills neurons, but even so, I found my blood boiling when I read this today in a history book on the time period inbetween the World Wars:  (this is referring to the period [...]

Thoughts On Paul Samuelson’s Economics Text

Thursday, February 25th, 2010

If you were to attend an Ivy League university and take economics, they’d hand you Paul Samuelson’s economics textbook.  Considering they’re using it, I figured I should read it and see things from their perspective.
Well, I’m very disappointed in this book.  I had read reviews by several Austrian economists, saying it was terrible — and [...]

I Want To Be F.A. Hayek’s Emcee

Wednesday, February 10th, 2010

I’d like to be a backup dancer in this video, dancing behind Friedrich Hayek when he’s rapping, yelling, “Yeah yeah yeah” while waving my hands in the air.